ape cct fitting

patty · Post by **patty** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:02 pm

hi all,
been looking through all the old posts and cant seem to find any info on the fitting of ape manual cct"s.

as some of you may know ive just bought 2 of timbo,and have already stripped my bike waiting to fit them when they arrive.

but i dont think timbo has any instructions with them???
so how do you know when to stop with the adjustment??(is it just by tension on the chain??/by ear??
any one on here done them before ??and can shed a little light as i dont want to bugger it up.
i have fitted these to cbr600"s that i have had in the past ,but i think i must have just been lucky ,cause the storms a whole lot different.
cheers in advance
pat.

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:04 pm

I'd contact APE directly, they're very helpful.

tech@aperaceparts.com

Or Revolution

enquiries@revolutionuk.co.uk

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:49 am

If I remember rightly there are some instructions on the back of the packaging. It's very limited though. I think it says to adjust them so you have about 1/4 inch movement on the chain between the cams.
All you need do is align the timing for the front one as if you were going to replace the original tensioner (see sticky on cct replacement) remove the top cover and the top chain guide, fit the Ape tensioner and then screw it in until you have the correct movement in the chain. Then move onto the back one and follow the same procedure.
I would also recommend either putting a little gasket sealer into the rear ones thread or sourcing an o-ring cause it has a tendency to weep slightly.

Pete.l

patty · Post by **patty** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:37 pm

well i put it all back together last night ,and fired her up for 2 mins(it was getting late)

seemed ok,but in the meantime i emailed ape in the us as i didnt want to bugger anything up ,and this is what they said:

Hello Pat,
What you need to do is bring the bike up on top dead center compression stroke on cylinder one. From there you need to run the tensioner up by hand till you feel it contact the guide, then you want to back it off a quarter turn. After that you want to start the bike and adjust it further from there by the sound of the motor. You don't want to hear any chain slap, but you also don't want the chain so tight that the motor starts to misfire and idle rough. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,
Dustin
A.P.E.
661-256-7309
salesdustin@aperaceparts.com

so hopefully all is well as i came home today and had her running for about 10mins with no problems,and she idles ok.and i cant hear any chain rattle.

so fingers crossed all is well.

pat.

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:40 pm

Soundslike jobs a good un

Well Done Pat

Pete.l

Post by **sirch345** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:52 am

Well done Pat

Cheers for the info

It's good to know (as Kitch said) that Ape were very helpful, also replying to your email quickly!

Chris.

patty · Post by **patty** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:03 am

yep really quick in getting back,

a thought though,
i may be panicing for nothing but, say you need to readjust every 6-12 months.as an example.

do you have to go through all the stripping of the cam covers again etc,so you know you have it on tdc.
or once fitted can you just adjust these ape ones by ear ???without stripping anything down(tighter or losen off whichever you need to do???)
until the chain rattle goes.

cheers
pat.

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:15 am

Hi Patty
I just did them by ear after the initial installation. I was always afraid to have them too tight so I would just wait untill I heard a little tinkle and then I'd just leave the bike running and screw them in a fraction until it stopped.
Don't worry about how often you have to do it, let your ear tell you. I only had to do mine once after the initial set up and they were still good 4000 miles later when I sold the bike.

Pete.l