B12 cam chain tensioner ?

[wraith]

Dose anybody know, is the GSXR cam Chain tensioner the same a the mk1 B12 one, or can you use a GSXR one in a  B12 ?

Cheers.

[clivegto]

There the same.

[wraith]

Nice one 

[fatblokeonbandit]

21 hours ago, clivegto said:

There the same.

Thats not entirely true, they arent the same,  as the gsxr ones have a spring loaded damper on the end, the bandit ones dont, also i looked in my box and found 4  ,  2 bandit and 2 gsxr, the 2 gsxr ones are different lengths, 

I have used gsxr one in b12 once but the plungers were the same length, one of these has a shorter plunger??? so some are interchangeable some apparently arent?? and the springs are completely differant.....

 

 

 

[wraith]

Ok , thanks for that @fatblokeonbanditi have two in a box of bits (don't know if they are gsxr750 or 1052) so I will remove the one in the b12 motor and see what's what.

[bluedog59]

It's always worth checking the spring on a tensioner, they are a service item and do wear and compress over time. A good clean, check the ratchet and a new spring will often sort it.

[johnr]

manual ones arent all that expensive.

 

[Paulm]

5 minutes ago, johnr said:

manual ones arent all that expensive.

 

FBM sells manual adjusters.