Topic: Broken cam chain tensioner teeth

[wmajinw]

So I'm putting back together my top end and had very hard time putting on the cam chain on the sprocket. I tried adjusting the aoring loaded tensioner to be slack but it ended uo seizing and not moving at all. After dissasembling everything I saw that one tooth of the tensuoner was broker (see photo) and thr pin "jumped" thourg the remaining teet and would not function.

Any advice on how to solve this? Didn't see any used tensioners and new ones are quite costly.

[bryanj]

Would help to know what the bike is

[wmajinw]

CB550

[Little_Phil]

You need a another tensioner. When rebuiding do not use the slotted screw to try to adjust. Push the tensioner back by using a tool in the chain tunnel and locking off the tensioner with the lock nut on the slotted screw. Never turn the tensioner slotted screw. It is there only to hold it still when you lock the nut down.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/116407260762
or put a listing in the wanted section here.

[bryanj]

Dave Silver sells complete pattern ones but not cheap, used ones ones are a crap shoot and as stated DO NOT used the slotted screw as adjuster