ratsidecar
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Hi I have been replacing the cam chain, cam guides and cam chain tensioner spring on my 2006 rocket and I have a few questions.
The cam guide that sits next to the tensioner came out very easily from the bottom and I have attached a pic showing where the tensioner was eating into the back of it. The updated replacement pictured next to it is a much stronger looking item.
The chain guide on the other side was very fiddly to remove from the bottom. And fitting its replacement looks tricky too. I am thinking of removing the sprocket from the exhaust cam to give me enough room to drop the guide in from the top of the engine, does this seem like a reasonable solution? I am happy enough with rotating the cams back into the correct position for fitting the chain afterwards.
The cam guide that came out was a metal and rubber item, however it is very bendy. The updated replacement is a single piece of hard plastic with no rubberised coating and looks more like something from a toy than a functional engine part. I have included a photo, is this definitely the correct part?
Hanging the 2 cam chains side by side with no weight on them the original is visibly a few mm longer than the replacement, good thing its being replaced.
The cam guide that sits next to the tensioner came out very easily from the bottom and I have attached a pic showing where the tensioner was eating into the back of it. The updated replacement pictured next to it is a much stronger looking item.
The chain guide on the other side was very fiddly to remove from the bottom. And fitting its replacement looks tricky too. I am thinking of removing the sprocket from the exhaust cam to give me enough room to drop the guide in from the top of the engine, does this seem like a reasonable solution? I am happy enough with rotating the cams back into the correct position for fitting the chain afterwards.
The cam guide that came out was a metal and rubber item, however it is very bendy. The updated replacement is a single piece of hard plastic with no rubberised coating and looks more like something from a toy than a functional engine part. I have included a photo, is this definitely the correct part?
Hanging the 2 cam chains side by side with no weight on them the original is visibly a few mm longer than the replacement, good thing its being replaced.