Tension and desparation on an SL125

[john479]

Hi all,

I'm beginning to despair with my SL125. I'm continuously having problems with the cam chain tensioner set up. The little e-clip that goes on the tensioner bolt keeps coming off. I replaced the bolt and had a new clip but the clip still keeps coming off and thus my cam chain becomes loose.

Has anyone with one of these tensioners in an SL, XL, CB etc had similar problems or have any ideas of fixes?

Hope someone can help.

Thanks,

John

[Ernest T]

Originally Posted by john479

Hi all,

I'm beginning to despair with my SL125. I'm continuously having problems with the cam chain tensioner set up. The little e-clip that goes on the tensioner bolt keeps coming off. I replaced the bolt and had a new clip but the clip still keeps coming off and thus my cam chain becomes loose.

Has anyone with one of these tensioners in an SL, XL, CB etc had similar problems or have any ideas of fixes?

Hope someone can help.

Thanks,

John

John, I'm not sure what e-clip you are referring to, the cam tension bolt is held in place with a nut which is tightened while holding the bolt with a screwdriver.

[Ernest T]

[Ernest T]

Okay, I got it, you are talking about the other end where the cam tension bolt attaches to the hinge. How tight is the circlip on the bottom of the bolt? it should take a lot of effort to get it on and off and you might not want to reuse it since it gets spread when you put it on the bolt. When everthing is tensioned properly, the bolt is pulling on the hinge which should put pressure on the washer in front of the circlip making it even more difficult for it to come off. I've rebuilt a few of these and never seen that clip come off while in operation.

[Ernest T]

[john479]

Thanks for the info Ernest.

Hmmm... I'll try again, once I push the clips on, they do open up a bit which makes them very easy to come off. I'll try again and make sure I squeeze them as much as possible once on to close them up a bit.

John