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Left cam chain tensioner upgrade.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:46 pm
by carl1957
Has anyone used the Rubber Chicken Racing upgrade kit for the left cam chain tensioner?
http://rubberchickenracinggarage.com/chain.html It looks like a relatively simple installation.
Re: Left cam chain tensioner upgrade.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:45 pm
by sstein
83$ sounds high. Is that the going rate?
Re: Left cam chain tensioner upgrade.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:29 pm
by carl1957
I've done a little reading, the one from BMW was around $200. $83 doesn't sound bad...
Re: Left cam chain tensioner upgrade.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:51 am
by sstein
True that
Re: Left cam chain tensioner upgrade.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:15 pm
by Gonzo49i
The parts from Rubber Chicken work well. Check out video by Chris Harris on youtube
Re: Left cam chain tensioner upgrade.
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:00 am
by billbeemer
i hav rubberchicken in my bike...works great. or go to mike at
www.beemerboneyard.com he is great to work with.
Re: Left cam chain tensioner upgrade.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:57 am
by carl1957
The Rubber Chicken tensioner was installed. No more rattle at idle. I've had good experience with beemerboneyard as well.
I used a bent paper clip to fish out the original, it went well. Took about a half hour.
Re: Left cam chain tensioner upgrade.
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 8:47 am
by orangeclocker
carl1957 wrote:The Rubber Chicken tensioner was installed. No more rattle at idle. I've had good experience with beemerboneyard as well.
I used a bent paper clip to fish out the original, it went well. Took about a half hour.
I recently upgraded with the Rubber Chicken parts and, after realizing I didn't have a magnet, also used the bent paper clip method to remove the original. Install went well and the rattle is eliminated.
Re: Left cam chain tensioner upgrade.
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 6:50 pm
by jrsndman
Gonzo49i wrote:The parts from Rubber Chicken work well. Check out video by Chris Harris on youtube
+1.