Cam Chain Replacement/Suggestions

[ejhamelin]

What's a good source for a new cam chain? Anyone have any part numbers? Pulling my engine this weekend for the winter cleaning and want to replace the chain while it's apart.

Thanks in advance.

[jetmechmarty]

This is were I got mine:


HAPPY HAPPY

[kflyboy]

What's a good source for a new cam chain? Anyone have any part numbers? Pulling my engine this weekend for the winter cleaning and want to replace the chain while it's apart.

Thanks in advance.

+1 on the Z-1 cam chain. I think is a heavier duty chain. I have it sitting in the tool box. Looking to doing mine next spring.

[D0wn5h1ft]

What's a good source for a new cam chain? Anyone have any part numbers? Pulling my engine this weekend for the winter cleaning and want to replace the chain while it's apart.

Thanks in advance.

"winter cleaing"? I assume you're just talking heads and jugs right? Are you talking about splitting cases? I couldn't imagine having to do that once a year.

[trbig]

"winter cleaing"? I assume you're just talking heads and jugs right? Are you talking about splitting cases? I couldn't imagine having to do that once a year.

?? If the engine is out, splitting the cases takes about 15 minutes. Less with air tools. Re-installing the cyliners and the head is much more involved than splitting the cases.

[D0wn5h1ft]

?? If the engine is out, splitting the cases takes about 15 minutes. Less with air tools. Re-installing the cyliners and the head is much more involved than splitting the cases.

As someone who hasn't done it before (only done the 1st/2nd gear fix without splitting). I always get nervous when I hear it because it sounds like a pinata of transmission parts will come out like confetti and be really hard to install back in there correctly when you go to close it up.

[trbig]

As someone who hasn't done it before (only done the 1st/2nd gear fix without splitting). I always get nervous when I hear it because it sounds like a pinata of transmission parts will come out like confetti and be really hard to install back in there correctly when you go to close it up.

LOL.. Yeah, fear of the unknown. Nothing spring-loaded and no jack-in-the-box surprises. Heck.. they even number the bolts for dummies like me!

[jjz28]

that's good to know.

[trbig]

On reassembly, the only thing you need to watch for really is one shift fork you have to guide into place as you lower the bottom shell down.

Don't know if you saw this or not, but from post # 3 down, it's just the reverse order for disassembly.

http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35429

[MaximPhil]

As someone who hasn't done it before (only done the 1st/2nd gear fix without splitting). I always get nervous when I hear it because it sounds like a pinata of transmission parts will come out like confetti and be really hard to install back in there correctly when you go to close it up.

Hi Downshift,
Lovely description of what i imagine splitting the cases looks like
Logic says otherwise but your verbal image is exactly what my minds eye sees
Phil

[TopCatGr58]

On reassembly, the only thing you need to watch for really is one shift fork you have to guide into place as you lower the bottom shell down.

Don't know if you saw this or not, but from post # 3 down, it's just the reverse order for disassembly.


http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35429

Hey Tod,

I was reading the Yamaha FSM the other day on the splitting the cases process, and a big point they stressed was the large O-ring for the oil channel up from the oil filter chamber. If that O-ring isn't good/missing then it can cause a severe loss in oil pressure and damage the engine! Just wanted to point that out as a little something to watch out for besides the shift fork.

T.C.

[trbig]

Hey Tod,

I was reading the Yamaha FSM the other day on the splitting the cases process, and a big point they stressed was the large O-ring for the oil channel up from the oil filter chamber. If that O-ring isn't good/missing then it can cause a severe loss in oil pressure and damage the engine! Just wanted to point that out as a little something to watch out for besides the shift fork.

T.C.

Yeah, I told them to skip down to the third post, but the 1st post has this after showing a pic of it

"*CRITICAL*: Make sure to inspect this O-ring. Make sure it's in good shape and there! This is the feed tube your oil pump attaches to. You want your oil going where it needs to be, not squirting out the sides back into your oil pan.


Unless you were talking about somewhere else.. There are things to check while you're in there, but the main thing I was getting at is that there won't be any confetti or spring-loaded surprises waiting for you if you attempt this.