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engine, tranny, or chain noise

2K views 6 replies 5 participants last post by  Badgerflorida 
The valves are noisy on these. Adjust them anyway, and definitely adjust your cam chain.



Different folks adjust the drive chain in a couple different ways, and if you're adjusting it on a stand and happen to be a heavy guy, the suspension sag could cause some rubbing. Look around the swingarm for that.



There are other possibilities, especially an aftermarket skidplate. They seem to send noise right at your helmet from the motor and whatnot, but adjust the stuff that moves to spec and go from there.
 
Well, you can find the valve procedure on here (no more difficult than others) but I'll go ahead and tell you: remove seat, sidecovers, tank, valve covers, timing chain cover, timing plugs, TDC on compression stroke, and bam! Adjust valves. A decking screw or a proper valve adjustment tool helps a lot more than pliers to get it right. Adjust to widest spec tolerance as they'll get tighter over time.



Once again, have a look at the timing chain as well when you have that cover off and look for rub marks or chewed up guides. It would be an easy adjustment to mess up for a novice and could make a good racket if left unadjusted for a lot of miles.



I don't mean to speak like you're simple or anything, we just don't know how skilled some folks are from the keyboard sometimes. If you do need more help, you'll notice tons of resources on here, including a service manual for the older models like yours. Double check those before you get into wiring though, as the color coding and electrics in general changed over the years. Not to mention a different carb and front end on post-2001 models.
 
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