09 SG cam tensioner let loose
#81
02-19-2017, 04:34 PM
Road Warrior
#82
02-22-2017, 06:12 PM
#83
02-23-2017, 11:07 AM
Facts? Pal, those are the spring loaded 06 and below tensioners. We're talking about the 07+ Hydraulic ones.
EVERYONE knows the older spring loaded tensioners were a bomb waiting to go off. It's the reason that "cheap old Harley" replaced them.
Back to your sky is falling bit, yeah, nearly every chain guide and tensioner in every major motor these days are plastic.
I mean they could make them out of metal sure, but they would be louder, and metal shavings are great in an engine right?
Point is, plastic itself isn't the devil. It's how you use it. Fine in the right application.
And for the record, the 06 and below plastic wasn't bad. It was the 2000 pound metal spring behind it, pushing it into the sawtooth shaped chain that was completely nuts and unneeded.
EVERYONE knows the older spring loaded tensioners were a bomb waiting to go off. It's the reason that "cheap old Harley" replaced them.
Back to your sky is falling bit, yeah, nearly every chain guide and tensioner in every major motor these days are plastic.
I mean they could make them out of metal sure, but they would be louder, and metal shavings are great in an engine right?
Point is, plastic itself isn't the devil. It's how you use it. Fine in the right application.
And for the record, the 06 and below plastic wasn't bad. It was the 2000 pound metal spring behind it, pushing it into the sawtooth shaped chain that was completely nuts and unneeded.
The author of this thread has an '09. And it failed. At less than 50K
Count yourself lucky, you ssob.
(SSOB = stupid sob)
In this day and age, even spark plugs last 100,000 miles. When I spend $25,000 on a motorcycle, I would expect nothing less than trouble free performance. Wear items? That's the goddamn fabric on the seat, not the engine.
#84
02-23-2017, 05:21 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
Yes, you are of course totally correct. (gag) I have an '06. And it was failing at 30K.
The author of this thread has an '09. And it failed. At less than 50K
Count yourself lucky, you ssob.
(SSOB = stupid sob)
In this day and age, even spark plugs last 100,000 miles. When I spend $25,000 on a motorcycle, I would expect nothing less than trouble free performance. Wear items? That's the goddamn fabric on the seat, not the engine.
The author of this thread has an '09. And it failed. At less than 50K
Count yourself lucky, you ssob.
(SSOB = stupid sob)
In this day and age, even spark plugs last 100,000 miles. When I spend $25,000 on a motorcycle, I would expect nothing less than trouble free performance. Wear items? That's the goddamn fabric on the seat, not the engine.
Another is almost everyone with a 07+ are all "SSOBs" because there have been very little failures... or maybe it's because the system was improved and it had nothing to do with plastic.
But whatever. Facts don't mean anything to you I guess. Carry on.
Heard that many compensators fail on these bikes. Maybe they should make them out of plastic. Last longer...
Last edited by lp; 02-23-2017 at 05:28 PM.
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