Am i screwed?

[Ivan]

I think I am going to get a valve spring off a Pratt and Whitney Radial engine for the tensioner spring. Then it will stay tight even if the bolt isn't tight.

FWIW, mine ran for a while without the bolt tight, the threads in the housing stripped and the bolt wasn't holding the rod snugly. Luckily I had another tensioner. It sure was noisy though.

[ClarkGriswald]

Mine was scary loud at first. Was a bike that had sat a long time and people passed around.. After all the preliminarly stuff you can possibly think off ya still gotta fire it off at some point.. Mines not really right yet either but at least I had the benefit of hearing that one before so an adjustment fixed mine, and again I probly only ran it a few seconds before the "whoaw" moment.

[oldyam80sg]

Today i took a look at the bike and had time to work on it.Followed Clymer and Yamaha manual and adjusted cam chain tension.Tightened bolt and then the nut.Started bike and crossed my fingers.Bike is now quieter than before.Also found out that Bike Bandit doesn't carry that particular bolt anymore.I used an allen bolt that i got from work and a new nut and washer.Maybe that small drip that i had was not a big deal.

[TopCatGr58]

Well OldYam,

Better than a Mythbuster's Ninja, you dodged that bullet quite well!! Yeah, that newer bolt should work fine. The OEM one actually has a narrower tip which allows more of the plunger to compress the chain before you run out of slack, but the larger contact surface of the wider tipped bolt should hold it quite securely! Ride on!
T.C.

[oldyam80sg]

I took the bike for a ride up and down the road by my Mothers house yesterday.I would like to ride today but i have a pinched vessel in my brain and when i put the helmet on i can feel the pressure.Maybe tomorrow(Labor Day)i will feel better than today.Thanks everyone!