Cam chain tensioners

[zoran]

if you ignore ticking noise there is nothing wrong with old ones.
I have yet to see one fail.


Thanks

Zoran Vujasinovic
Twin Works Factory
775-786-4881
www.twfracing.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Robertson" <srobertson at ssimicro.com>
To: <sv650 at micapeak.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 6:35 PM
Subject: Cam chain tensioners


> Has one design of OEM CCT proven to be any better/worse than the
> other? I'm wondering about the kind that doesn't have an oil jet in it. 
> The
> older ones require you to remove the little bolt at the back and then use
> a flat bladed screwdriver to release the tension vs the newer ones that 
> have
> a "ratchet type" mechanism with small teeth on the bit that extends.
>
> thanks,
> Steve