So far no recall here, I only had my bike serviced last friday, I'm going to go back there tomorrow and ask the Suzuki Dealership if they have heard anything yet as I haven't, as I want to get it done asap, before the weather warms up, as I don't want to be stuck up in the middle of no where....
And I do plan on coming to a ride day shortly there in Melbourne, got to meet you guys soon..
DO THE MOTORHEAD FIX TO THE STOCK TENSIONER!!!!!
Leave tensioner in place.
take the short bolt out of the top
replace with a longer bolt, nut screwed on first
loosen tensioner mounting bolts about 2 mm
do up new bolt untill it contacts the plunger screw..do up another 1/2 turn till it goes tight (NOT TOO FAR !!)
snug up nut to lock in place
tighten mounting bolts
job done
plunger cannot back out
Converts stock tensioner into manual tensioner
cost?? 1 nut&bolt ($0.25) bolt is 20mm long thread, think its M10
Sorry Big (oops) Numb Nuts tensioner can still back out with this fix.The only way to fix to manual so it cannot back out is to drill and tap a 4mm thread 12 mm in from the tensioner boss face at the rear (at right angles to tensioner rod)do not drill further up the body than this as it will damage tensioner spring as you screw lock bolt in.
For all the hassle buy a MANUAL tensioner fit and forget.
Boss
i also got my "URGENT IMPORTANT INFORMATION" notice from suzuki today regarding the tensioner however, too late to save my engine, as i already posted,,
regarding the tensioner: if the tensioner spring breaks the tensioner allow the chain to have excessive freeplay which results in upsetting the valve timing dramatically which can result in the pistons hitting the inlet valves in the cylinder head, the damage to the engine from that point on can be considerable,,
when you are travelling down the road at a great rate of knots under power and the spring breaks, you will not experience the problem till you back off the throttle, at that point the tensioner will fail and a terrible cluttering noise will be heard from your engine particularly, if you roll on the power - that's if the engine hasn't already cut out by that time, on hearing the noise you must immediately disengage the clutch and kill your engine to minimize any damage and avoid a possible rear wheel lockup,,
between now and the time you have your tensioner replaced, just be fully alert to any unusual engine noises and be ready to disengage the clutch, kill your engine and cruise to a safe stop, no panic required, do not try to re-start the engine! your bike will then need to be transported, practice this manoeuvre so you will be ready just in case,,
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I trusted Suzuki with the knowledge that the (re-called) camchain would work properly.......it did'nt! Love the bike, but not the problems. Manual tensioner fitted.......problem fixed!
Hey Jamie common sense says if they already @#%$ed up with the last recall a manual replacement is the go. Also to Volvi the whole head and cams have to come off and be removed to be able to replace the chain guides in the process.. These guides are only replaced to accompany the new tensioner.I have the manual tensioner and know it can't fail.
Glenn, just to correct your comment that the manual tensioner "can't fail" , well let me tell you it can if you don't maintain it correctly, also like any other working component it can fail due to wear and tear or fatigue,,
a more apt description would be that, it's less likely to fail than the current unit provided that its maintained correctly, there is NO evidence to suggest that it's BETTER, WILL LAST LONGER or OUTPERFORM the new one currently being fitted by suzuki under the SAFETY RECALL,,
are we to understand that the entire team of engineers at suzuki are naive, incompetent or haven't got a clue and are prepared to risk the safety of some 600 odd busa owners around australia or the much larger number worldwide, in fitting this 'inferior' new tensioner when a manual one is available or can be easily manufactured...
can you be certain that fitting the manual unit will comply with the warranty in all respects and is engineered specifically to perform on the busa ??????....
one of the reasons im going with the suzuki item is at the
moment i cant afford the manual one.And yes i know it only about $80.But its my choice and thats the one i made and im the one who has to live with it.And i dont intend to have the bike that much longer 9 or 10 months at the most.No im not giving up on the busa just getting a new one before the
warranty runs out.I must have a lucky busa 30000 kays no probs so far touch wood.
what about the new steel backed guide, will you be sticking with tha old aluminum one?
Les, if Suzuki were not in some way incompetent where would your(and my) bike be now? On the road, thats where!
snaggs, the failure of the cam chain tensioner spring in a relatively small percentage of busas is very unfortunate (particularly for you and i) however, it does not qualify suzuki as incompetent particularly, if you way up the overall splendour of the busa - generations ahead of anything else out there,,
if you REALLY believe that suzuki is incompetent than you should immediately offload your busa and buy the opposition's product - but i know you wont,,
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