cam chain tensioner wheel refurb report

[greg78gs750]

here ya go:


like i said, i got the wheel spinning on the belt first, then applied some pressure (wear gloves!) as it was spinning to sand it down a bit. flipped it and did the other side, then dressed the center rib down a bit to match. i think LM uses a grinding wheel, same thing. my wheel wasnt all "sprocketed", just hard and slightly chipped. looks nice now! i figure i removed less than 1mm of rubber...probably less than .5.

[LOUD MOUSE]

I like the way ya did it cause it looks like it worked really well. .............lm

here ya go:


like i said, i got the wheel spinning on the belt first, then applied some pressure (wear gloves!) as it was spinning to sand it down a bit. flipped it and did the other side, then dressed the center rib down a bit to match. i think LM uses a grinding wheel, same thing. my wheel wasnt all "sprocketed", just hard and slightly chipped. looks nice now! i figure i removed less than 1mm of rubber...probably less than .5.

[joeweir1]

Thanks for the photos.I would have to take a good bit off the center rib on the ones I have.

[hondauser]

hy folk!!

thanks for this trick

the problem will arise in the future with the lack of parts ---- ! ! !

specially cam chain tensioner and primary chain non standard !!

would it be possible to envisage a Teflon pusher for the cam chain like this one ?


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friendly !!

MK

[hondauser]

enfin le patin !!

[bfd402]

How about dressing the idler wheel in a similar way? Any need?
I've haven't had either come apart before and I'd like to keep it that way

[greg78gs750]

my idler was still in pretty good shape....not nearly as brittle or hard. i dont know how critical the diameter of that idler is....with the tensioner you have some wiggle room their since its position is somewhat variable anyway. i dont see any reason you couldnt do it, but i dont know. those wheels are pretty widely available, 25 bucks or so, i think?

as to the teflon guide, that doesnt seem like a bad way to go...i have heard of people making a new roller from teflon, easy enough to do on a lathe, probly even do that on a wood lathe. heck, you could probably knock one out with some clever drill press work and a sharp chisel.....at some point i think i might try this, or get a pulley from a z1 kaw like bill silver suggests. nice thing about that tensioner wheel is it is just right there, 4 bolts and no major surgery.