cam chain tensioner wheel refurb report

[greg78gs750]

hi all,

thought i would chime in, i used LM's "grinder" method for refurbishing my camchain tensioner wheel and it seemed to work great! i clamped my beltsander in a vise and held the wheel against it to take off the hardened outer layer of rubber....now i am left with fresh, pliable rubber with very little material lost. i got the wheel spinning before i applied pressure to prevent flat spots....i was surprised at how little material was removed....very controllable. i know a lot of us have hard wheels, not available as a separate part, and just wanted to share my results! thanks again LOUDMOUSE!!

greg

[teazer]

That was an interesting post. I haven't needed to buy an idler wheel or the small wheel for a long time. I use Z1 small wheels and still have a few of the larger wheels in stock.

Does this mean I need to find a new source of wheels?

FYI I had a couple split and shatter and that resulted in bent valves etc.

[greg78gs750]

hi teazer

yes, the larger wheel is available still, but the smaller one on the tensioner is not, it isnt a seperate part from the tensioner. you can find the tensioners available nos (>$100) and, yes the z1 pulley is an option (i understand one from a cb 450 will work too?) but for my budget, this worked great! and i figure the tensioner is easy enough to keep an eye on.

greg

[LOUD MOUSE]

Good deal with that wheel.
I've been doing that procedure for many years with good results. ...........lm

hi all,

thought i would chime in, i used LM's "grinder" method for refurbishing my camchain tensioner wheel and it seemed to work great! i clamped my beltsander in a vise and held the wheel against it to take off the hardened outer layer of rubber....now i am left with fresh, pliable rubber with very little material lost. i got the wheel spinning before i applied pressure to prevent flat spots....i was surprised at how little material was removed....very controllable. i know a lot of us have hard wheels, not available as a separate part, and just wanted to share my results! thanks again LOUDMOUSE!!

greg

[joeweir1]

First I heard of this way to do the wheel LM.So the thin rib in the center of the wheel is not critical I assume.I have a few of these that the center rib is indented from the chain.Now to find a belt sander.

[LOUD MOUSE]

I use my stone wheel on my bench grinder and work the outsides at the side of the stone in a way which ya can remove rubber/neoprene? and leave the center rib then dress the rib.
Be careful not to flat spot the wheel.
I've saved several units this way. ...............lm

First I heard of this way to do the wheel LM.So the thin rib in the center of the wheel is not critical I assume.I have a few of these that the center rib is indented from the chain.Now to find a belt sander.

[greg78gs750]

ill put a pic up for ya, show you how i did it...