Tensioner bolt location for cam chain on 2008 KLR650

[Guest]

Where does one find the location of the tensioner lock bolt?



How often does it need to be adjusted?



And the procedure to do so as well please?



Thanks

 

[Flyfisher]

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Are you talking about the balancer chain adjuster, if so it is in the same place as 07 or previous. Only back it off half a turn, tap the bolt end gently to be sure the quadrant moves and tighten to 72 INCH lbs torque. That is INCH lbs. Apparently the quadrant has been improved on the 08, but the spring is to long so won't adjust after a while.

If you are talking about the cam chain this is done by the cam chain tensioner on the back left hand side of the cylinder block. This is done with a spring and a pawl system. Unless there is something wrong with this system, it is tensioned with spring tention pushing against the pawl. So adjusts itself.

I do it every oil change, warm up bike, bike up level or leaning to the right side. If it is done with the bike leaning to the left there is a possiblility that the quadrant can tip out and when retightening the bolt the quadrant can get bent.

I have an 05 and have changed out the old doohickey and spring with after market parts so I have been in there and trust me bike up right or leaning to the right side. I just use my garage door jam.

Marknet or multisurfacemotorcycling.com will show you everything you need to know.

Hope this helps.

 

[Guest]

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Thanks for the help, my pal took his cams out, and cannot get them back in properly, and lives 500 kms away, so I am trying to help him over the phone, and via email, not easy to do.

 

[04klr]

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for those confused with tekkie talk, the "quadrant" is the Doohickey

and the cam tensioner is usually reffered to as, "the other thingie"

all quadrants,er, doohickey's should be changed, and did I mention that i have a shiny new one for sale (accidentally ordered two of em, DOH!) good price for you Senior

 

[Guest]

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04klr wrote:

for those confused with tekkie talk, the "quadrant" is the Doohickey

and the cam tensioner is usually reffered to as, "the other thingie"

all quadrants,er, doohickey's should be changed, and did I mention that i have a shiny new one for sale (accidentally ordered two of em, DOH!) good price for you Senior

The 08 seems to have a new improved doohickey, but most agree the spring is too short and needs to be replaced with a 38 mm spring to work right.

 

[Norm]

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If he's having problems getting the cams into place, ask him to ensure that he has removed the cam chain tensioner or it will have ratcheted inward and tightened the chain to the point where there isn't enough slack to allow the cams into place.

Another issue is to make sure that the cam bearing caps aren't mixed and that the dowels are all in their proper places.

If he has had difficulty with reinstalling the cams it may be worth while for him to double check the timing marks on the flywheel and the camshaft index marks on the cam sprockets. If the cams are out of time, valves may not be happy! At best there will be a loss in performance. At worst......bent valves or worse.

HIH

PM if I can be of help,

Norm

 

[klrman]

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That happened to me too the second time I adjusted the valves. Forgot to loosen the Cam chain tensioner and could not get the cams back in. Was sweating for awhile until I realized what I did wrong.