I know you are looking for a cb550 but I have adjustment for a cb650 It might be the same. Chain should be tightened every 4000 miles (6400 km). 1. Place the bike on the centerstand. 2. Turn the ignition switch to the off position and shift the transmission into neutral. 3. Remove 4 spark plugs. This will make it easier to turn the engine over with a wrench. 4. Remove the ignition cover. 5. Loosen the camshaft chain tensioner lock nut. Note: The camshaft chain tensioner will automatically adjust itself when the locknut loosens and the engine rotated. 6. Place a fifteen sixteenth inch wrench on the outer hex spacer of the ignition unit. Slowly rotate the crankshaft clockwise when looking at the ignition unit while tightening the camshaft chain tensioner locknut. Rotate the crankshaft at least four to five times while tightening the locknut. 7. Reinstall the ignition cover and spark plugs.
How to adjust timing chain Yamaha sr125
The way to adjust cam chain on TTR 125 is by putting the chain on the cam sprocket and making sure that it is the same. You can also remove and reset it as well.
how do I adjust the cam timing chain
I believe the cam chain tensioner on the 400ex is automatic, as with most if not all of the newer quads.
how can you use the cam tensioner on a 325 magnum
you can't : On the '97 Twin cam engine the cam chain tensioner depends on oil pressure. I had a problem that with 200,000 miles the chain had stretched farther than the tensioner could handle and had to replace the cam chain.
No Harley Sportster has ever had a cam chain. The camshafts are gear driven, directly off the crank. No tension adjustment required.
You cannot adjust the tensioner. It is automatic, and takes out the slack of a stretching/aging cam chain. Once the tensioner has fully extended, the only fix is to replace the chain and the part of the tensioner the chain rides on if it is worn.
You don't. The YFM225 uses an automatic chain tensioner that helps to take up the slack on the cam chain. If you are getting chain slap, then either the chain is stretched or the tensioner is not functioning correctly. In both cases, the parts should be replaced. You cannot repair a non-functioning auto tensioner, nor can you remove links from a stretched cam chain.
The cam chain on xr250's are adjusted automaticly by a mechanism inside the engine, so there is no way to manually tighten it. If your engine is making a rattling sound, then your cam chain may need replacing as they do wear out over time which makes them longer
cam chain
It has an automatic adjuster on it. The issue comes when it becomes extended as far as it will go and the chain becomes loose and wears against the inside of the motor.