Before you think about tearing it down do as Gorila suggests and try tightening it up a bit. If this doesn't solve it you could undo it and see what condition the crush washer is in under the bolt head.So .... not one I can just undo then.. and not one that one wishes to see oil leaking out from underneath.....
hmmmm.... winter strip down ... is it possible to remove the cylinder heads and cylinders with the cranks case still in the bike?
. Jesus Christ. it doesn’t require a strip down, just tighten it up usually stops any leaks. You might be unlucky and need to replace the washer.So .... not one I can just undo then.. and not one that one wishes to see oil leaking out from underneath.....
hmmmm.... winter strip down ... is it possible to remove the cylinder heads and cylinders with the cranks case still in the bike?
Agree with Steptoe, mine was leaking in the same place. It’s hard to get a spanner on it but nipping it up sorted it. Jesus Christ. it doesn’t require a strip down, just tighten it up usually stops any leaks. You might be unlucky and need to replace the washer.
Chris Harris created this YouTube video on replacing the cam chain tensioner which may help understand the process and he modified some old spanners to take the old and new ones out a bit easier. Got some fruity language so watch where you listen to it!My tensioner started leaking on a trip so I nipped it up and it was fine, and I replaced the washer when I got home. Unfortunately the leak started again, probably because I didn't do it up tight enough. A Motion Pro gadget to allow me to use a torque wrench on an ordinary spanner did the trick - it's been fine since.
That's how I did it on my Rockster recently, IIRC I had the bike actually on the centre-stand at the time, which meant the spring, lever, pivot point, and spring-lug were all aligned which made it a bit easier. If the bike is off the stand, then the pivot point (the hole the lever is held in place by) is out of alignment with the spring lugs.Update!
success this morning with a steptoes method .. well a variation of.
I placed the end of the spring on the nub that is on the centre stand and then put a pry bar through the middle slot of the connecting plate at the other end.
I then placed the end of the pry bar in the circular hole at the top of the centre stand (just behind pivot) and this gave me the ideal combination pivot point, leverage and length -- it took a couple of goes but she's now back to gather.
Makes a bit of a meal of it doesn't he.Chris Harris created this YouTube video on replacing the cam chain tensioner which may help understand the process and he modified some old spanners to take the old and new ones out a bit easier. Got some fruity language so watch where you listen to it!