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Hi everyone,
Can someone take a step by step in telling me how to adjust my cam chain. Here's what I am doing from info I got off this forum but don't no if it's right. I get 1 and 4 piston at tdc and using the 1-4 set of points
I am going past tdc and using the peg with the spring to line up with the timeing mark. This is supposed
to be 15 deg after tdc. I am then loosening the cam chain adjustment bolt and retightening. Is this correct.
I have a 1975 and 77 cb 750's
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Need to know year and model. Also, the OEM service manual is available on this site's home page. Cheers!
1979 CB750K (sold, 2012, but not forgotten)
1983 Kawasaki 440 LTD Belt Drive (sold, 2011)
1993 Kawasaki Voyager XII
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That method works for both models. The later manuals(77/78) had you start the ending and idle it, then loosen the adjuster bolt and let it do its thing and then retighten the bolt.
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I do mine by loosening the adjuster nut. Then turning the engine with a wrench, or the kick started until I feel compression. Then I tighten the adjuster nut up.
TOOLS
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1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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I used Tools method.1,700 miles later and all is well and quiet.Worked for me! Thanks Tools
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That sounds alot easier, Should I stop turning the engine over I soon as I feel it tightening up
from compression.
Thanks Guys.
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Yes. Just keep pressure on it while tightening the adjuster.
TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Tools,
I tried you and shinyribs way today. I just kept turning over the engine until I felt like one or two of the cyclinders were going up on compression. It would get pretty stiff so I stopped there and held it.
Hope this is right. Also downloaded the repair manual from this site. It's great. There method is explanied
pretty easy and think I could follow that to. Will both the ways work on my 75 and 77.
Thanks Guys.
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I do it on my '78 with the engine running and it works fine. It only a spring loaded plunger pushing against the cam chain. The thing about turning the engine against compression is just to replicate the tension in the cam chain when the engine is running.
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It will work on all the SOHC engines. I have even done Toolbabes CM185 Twinstar, and some small single cylinder Honda bikes that way. I tried the idling method, but the cam chain made noise afterwards, so I did it the other way, and it was quiet again.
TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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The same procedure will hold true for any SOHC.
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The tenshinor is spring loaded. All the bolt does is to hold the tenshinor from moving once the spring has taken up slack. You do need to tighten the bolt with a wrench! If it was only meant to be finger tight, Honda would have put a thumb screw on it instead of a bolt.
TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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gkmaia, this procedure is for the 69-78 SOHC engines, not your DOHC. I'd refer to the FSM for the correct procedure, but if memory serves, they are adjusted while idling.
I think Seestheday has a write up on it in the help section.
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MMM how the chuff do I post a thread, lol, I need to know if a cam chain can be fitted in a cb 750 1995 engine in sit, I have been told this is possible as I aint stripping that lump out and stripping it down, so any one know where to buy the chain and a sl#plit link for this modeel. if you can post this that would be great.
HYPNOSHAUN
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On the main page, on the left side, it says "new topic". Click that, boom, new post.
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