cam chains

stevevtr · Post by **stevevtr** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:04 pm

my mate told me recently he had read that the honda firestorm has possible cam chain problems.mine has done 12000 miles is this something i should be worried about,should i be checking them if so how? any advice would help me out.thanks..

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:08 pm

cam chains are good mine done 60000 miles and the chains are still good but you may want to change the cam chain tensioners for manuals as they have a tendency to let go without warning

Post by **Jazzscot** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:45 pm

I agree, never heard of any cam chains going but have heard a tale or two of cam chain tensioner s going

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Post by **Jazzscot** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:13 pm

Quite possibly

stevevtr · Post by **stevevtr** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:02 am

lloydiecbr wrote:cam chains are good mine done 60000 miles and the chains are still good but you may want to change the cam chain tensioners for manuals as they have a tendency to let go without warning

cheers mate

stevevtr · Post by **stevevtr** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:03 am

Jazzscot wrote:I agree, never heard of any cam chains going but have heard a tale or two of cam chain tensioner s going

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nice one cheers buddy

stevevtr · Post by **stevevtr** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:08 am

what are these cam followers like to change mines a 2002 model ,,,thanks

benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:21 am

stevevtr wrote:what are these cam followers like to change mines a 2002 model ,,,thanks

if you mean the plastic guides you will need to remove the water pump & clutch casing for the rear then the timing casing, flywheel & starter gear for the front.

they are quite cheap for what they are... quite an important bit tbh.
they do wear over time.
while you're at that stage it might be worth having a look at the oil pump chain.... i couldnt believe how slack mine is (the chain!!!) i d ont know if that's normal or what - maybe someone else can comment?

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:57 pm

Yep, water pump chain is always horribly slack.
There's no tensioner, and they have to be slack enough to get the sprocket on with the chain attached, so can't be very tight from new.

But there's very little effort needed to turn the water pump, so no problems with a slack chain.

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