Hello all - just bought a 09 250 - dyno jet FMH exhaust works great - except cam chain ten tick - is that harmful if not treated ?

rob from canada

 

If you like to get low mileage out of your OEM cam chain from excessive wear, then don't worry about it. Otherwise...

https://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum...stalled-36477/

 

I have ran a manual adjuster for around 5000 miles and when I just did the big bore the chain was perfect no measurable stretch or wear could be found.

 

I just put the Krieger tensioner on and it's wonderful without the noise! I was worries about long term where. If I can hear a rattle it means metal on metal and that can't be good in the long run.
Just my opinion. I really just hated the rattle.

 

My OEM cam chain was out of spec at 10K with the stock tensioner. I installed a new chain when I installed the 300 cylinder.

 

Thanks for the feedback folks

 

Is the Kreiger product the one to go with ?

 

Yes!

There may be another out there, but I'm not aware of it. Mark Kreiger provides great support.

 

I plan to get one of the Kreiger -

My understanding is that the stock tensioner does not stay taught as it is supposed to - do they ever fail out right or is there any information on if cam chains have let go because of this problem ?

Just wondering if I should park the bike before getting the new tensioner.

I also tried the fix on the stock one (the option with the ram rod) but I was not successful - maybe I did not use enough force.

 

put 15,000+ miles on the stock oem cam chain tensioner with no problems or any wear...not sure how common of a problem it really is...