Cam Chain Tensioners
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From: Frederick, Colorado
RE: Cam Chain Tensioners
I just got my bike back yesterday and I am glad I did the tensioners. The bill hurt a little, with new rubber front and back, all new fluids, and the tensioners it was $1400. Anyway the rear tensioner ( pen points to it in the pic) was pretty much shot. It looks like I was metal to metal so I caught it before things got ugly. The front was not bad. Both tensioners look like little pieces of the plastic were starting to flake out. As I posted earlier Iam at32000 miles 
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From: Spokane Valley, Washington State
RE: Cam Chain Tensioners
I changed my tensioners on my 04 at 50,000 miles. One was worn, the other was worn down to the metal brackets! Went with gear cams, lifters, and andrews oil pump. If you are going to change the cams, you really should consider a higher volume oil pump. It was reaasuring to see oil pressure at idle above 15 pounds! Mostly, oil guage was pegged whjile running. . I assuming that also means the bike will running a bit cooler.
Bike ran with considerable more low end torque.
Those little shoes will last more miles if you aren running the bike on a regular basis. . I run about 20k a year. If not, I have seen them worn out at 12000 miles. I am guessing that if the bike is sitting long periods of time, that the oil drains off the tensioner shoes and allows them to have to run dry for bit while waiting for oil to splash up on them. (I don't really know, just guessing)
Would like to change the 08's but it only has 4,000 miles on it, so I will wait until next winter before doing an upgrade.
Bike ran with considerable more low end torque.
Those little shoes will last more miles if you aren running the bike on a regular basis. . I run about 20k a year. If not, I have seen them worn out at 12000 miles. I am guessing that if the bike is sitting long periods of time, that the oil drains off the tensioner shoes and allows them to have to run dry for bit while waiting for oil to splash up on them. (I don't really know, just guessing)
Would like to change the 08's but it only has 4,000 miles on it, so I will wait until next winter before doing an upgrade.
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