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Title: What does cam chain rattle sound like
Post by: StevenE on July 15, 2005, 02:57:06 PM
Hello,

When driving my 93 just after an upshift I hear some noise, sounds just like "things" have to fall in place. I checked the drive chain, looks fine and looks like it has the right tension (although I've been running it for over 20k miles).

So I was just wondering if the cam chain tensioner is getting a bit loose. The bike has 50k kms or 33K miles. The sound dissapears after a few seconds after an upshift. Is this the typical sound of a loose cam chain? Or should the sound be continious if it is the cam chain?

TIA
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On a side note: been ages since I've been here. I see Srinath and Kerry are still here, do Bob Broussard, Mark from Spain, Pantablo and all the others from a few years back still hang around here?
Title: What does cam chain rattle sound like
Post by: RVertigo on July 15, 2005, 03:07:49 PM
When I had a loose chain, I usually heard the rattle when first starting out or changing speeds...  Sometimes it would **ting** on the centerstand and slap around.

As for the rest, someone that know that they're talking about will have to chime in.   :lol:
Title: What does cam chain rattle sound like
Post by: My Name Is Dave on July 15, 2005, 03:20:40 PM
I think we are talking about different things here.  :dunno:
Title: What does cam chain rattle sound like
Post by: V8Pinto on July 15, 2005, 10:16:16 PM
Do you have a uni filter?  I had a similar sound and it turned out to be the metal end cap of the uni that had come off and was rattling around in my airbox.
Title: What does cam chain rattle sound like
Post by: StevenE on July 16, 2005, 02:10:31 AM
I haven't thought of the filter option. Will check it today. Thx a lot all.
Title: What does cam chain rattle sound like
Post by: RVertigo on July 16, 2005, 02:38:43 PM
Quote from: 2005-GS500-PDXI think we are talking about different things here.  :dunno:
I missed the word "Cam"   :lol:


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