Nicely done! Yes I know this is 2 years old but wanted to add some of my observations. As per APE, they recommend Moving the engine forward to check tension after the device is installed, so finding TDC was a step I skipped. Additionally, it is imperative to check the degree of play with the old cam tensioner in to understand the baseline where your ticking is occurring. Plus, if you install the manual device to were it contacts the cam structures and decide to move the engine forward (ie turn the crank CCW) the top chain will get severely tight and bottom severely loose -which is very very disconcerting. If I had to do it over again, Id hand tighten to the stop and lock the adjuster at that point, not back it off a half turn (for at that level its ticking and loose). In my case i removed the APE device and let the tension completely slack off (with a 3/8 socket extension as a brace) and reinstalled. The bike started but ticked away, and I then turned off the bike and tightened the adjuster 1/2 turn, relocked, and restarted. I did this process several times until the ticking completely disappeared. Anywho, happy riding!
Hey man thanks for your post I'm having a "ticking" or smacking noise coming out of the left side of the heads on my zzr600 ninja and been seeing a LOT of people claimed cam shaft tensioner are notoriously bad in these models and MOST ninjas "tick" because people don't worry about it enough to replace them but i CAN'T stand it any longer i have another one EXACTLY the same model with NO issues so I KNOW it CAN be fixed lol
excellent video, I just got a XSR 900 and was looking for a good video to do this mod, I found a couple of video one was decent the other one was a joke, yours is right on point, you can tell you are a serious person and very good at explaining the process, I am glad I found your video.
The method that i use is: I remove the old tensioner, and install the manual, and just hand tight the core as i turn the crankshaft, when i can't hand thight anymore and the crankshaft has done at least one revolution, i lock the nut on the cct. I diont think is necesary to turn back the tightness, because if you think about it... the oem tensioner what it does, its to apply tension as the shain stretches and doesnt turn back, so the idea is to simulate the same behavior.
Nice video a lot of information. I have a 2014 with 23k and I’m getting what I can only describe as a Hiccup. It doesn’t happen any specific rpm, but it is a little un nerving mid corner when you are doing Your best to be smooth and the bike shuts off for just a split second then comes back on. I’m hoping A CCT replacement will cure this. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
@Yrider what about blocking oil passage? In the installation instructions on ape website it says to do that before installing or it can cause low oil pressure.
Finding top dead center is absolutely necessary! For informational purposes if you don't find top dead center and you install a new cam chain tensioner your chain will not have the slack in it required to properly tighten it therefore you will end up throwing the timing of the bike off and blowing your motor ((always find top dead center first.))
Did you need to drain the oil on the bike before moving forward with the replacement? Looks like there was still oil in the sight glass, so guessing no?
Before I buy this part, I just want to make sure that this will fit my 2015 FZ09. If it fits your '14, there's no reason it shouldn't fit my '15, right?
Thanks mate for posting this, it been very helpful, I have just installed an APE CCT using this same process and have a question. While everything went right during the install (other than the guide pin coming out when I removed the cam chain cover but was immediately put back in) as a bit of a precaution I decided to give the engine a couple of manual cranks prior to starting it and heard an unnerving couple of clicks from the cam shaft area of the engine. I'm unsure as to whether this is just because the engine is being hand cranked or if I have a bigger issue i.e. valve contacting pistons or similar. I might be over thinking it since the guide was held under tension until the manual CCT made contact and then only ever backed out 1/2 a turn. I'm thinking I'll call the shop before starting it just in case. Did you do anything similar during your install regarding a couple of manual cranks of the engine prior to firing it up?
For anyone interested, I had my bike towed to the shop. The cams had skipped some teeth so it was lucky I didn't try to start it. Apparently wedging something in the chain guide doesn't necessarily keep enough tension on the chain at the cam sprockets 🤷♂️
In the future - always hand crank the engine in the CORRECT DIRECTION using a socket and wrench - ideally with the spark plugs out to make the engine easy to turn and feel for resistance, then crank the starter with the kill switch set to off to listen. You were really lucky!
I have a 2016 FZ-09 and I cannot get the new APE CCT installed. The bike frame is preventing me from getting it in the whole way. Thought or suggestions?
I even can not get the old one out! Wondering if there tensioner body needs to be compressed, shortened in order to be able to pull it out. Else I would need to unmount the whole engine from the frame...
There is a modification you can try if you loose tension on the automatic tensioner. The med requires a few nuts to hold tension down, you can find the mod online if you're interested. However I'd recommend you go the route of replacing the tensioner all together because it can lead to major issues if a modification goes bad.
Why do you adjust the camshaft position for changing tensioner only.. i think you dont have to do that. you have to do when you changing camshaft chain becasue when you take it off the chain cam position will be changed..
I changed mine, sounded good. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2AXQjRS0Qbs.html Next day sounded like this, what the heck is going on? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-APbjsplOeR4.html
Thank you sooo much, out of subject i found out this key is loose, waaay too lose i can almost turn it with my fingers, is it normal like that? i.ibb.co/FhwzCsm/engggg.jpg
