sirch345 wrote:motostorm wrote:
thanks wicky , the cct went , timing out on both cams , only clipped two valves , but chain was riding over inlet cam sprocket without turning (just as it was coming on cam) id say the chain is scrap, very sloppy too ,,
Are you saying the cam chain was still slipping over the inlet cam sprocket with the new CCT fitted
If it was doing that with the failed CCT that would be normal, highly unlikely anything wrong with the chain. Unless the engine has been really well abused in it's life, the cam chains should do around 100,000 miles.
**EDIT**
I've just realised who your are on here, I'm probably telling you how to suck eggs
Chris.
hi sirch (chris) , i am happy to hear any advice at all , no sweats there , what i was saying was that the motor was running , after the front cct let go , when it came to me , i gave it a quick start (all i knew at the time was there was a prob , ) the cct let go and the owner pulled in and shut it down , but when started it was running on the back , and the front cylinder sounded destroyed , so after inspection (i expected the worst ) the timing was out on the exhaust but all was in order , the inlets had clipped and it seems the inlet cam was pushed into position just before opening and instead of turning the chain was catching and jumping over the inlet sprocket , this was what was happening as i turned the engine by hand after lifting the rocker cover , and was the source of the massive noise i had expected to be a dropped valve or similar , theres no way i could use this chain with any piece of mind ,
the problem is not this in its self , ive never bought of fitted a chain to a storm , and was surprised to find it was 1.5mm too narrow to sit on the srockets , but all investigating so far doesent show that ive recieved an incorrect listed part ,
2 parts suppliers say this is the part i require and it clearly isint , a quick root shows no changes to the chain ?? both suppliers have measured a chain from stock accross the link and it shows the one i recieved is the correct part.......? but its hard to find any info , because a google search just throws up twenty pages of failed cct issues
surely im not on my own here ?
inlet sprocket looks perfect btw
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ive ordered another chain from ds spares , said to be an oem manufacturer part , ill report back , the main thing for me is to get the bike done ,
oh lord
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), you should be able to tell if with a little bit of help from you the sprocket will turn, or whether something is jambing it solid.
I think I may have got my wires crossed a little as well. 
