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Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2022 12:05 pm**

Hey my names Ant for short and I just recently joined the vtr1000 hype. I am about to do a manual cam chain tensioner change for my 98 superhawk as it started to have a slapping sound. I will update with pictures when the APE Pro Tensioner comes through. Heres my bike

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:42 pm**

Welcome to the club. Enjoy the bike

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:14 pm**

Welcome aboard Ant

Chris.

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:17 pm**

Hello and welcome to the forum

Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:11 am**

Hi Ant, welcome to the forum

Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:48 am**

Hi Ant welcome

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Posted: **Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:24 am**

Hi Ant
as newby to newby, welcome to the forum,

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:48 am**

Parts are in. Now going to research a little more how to do the job. Pray to god my valves arent bent and fix this sh1t. If they are. Im rebuilding this V Twin.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:56 am**

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:12 am**

It's easy enough to check whether you have bent valves.
While the cam covers are off, check valve clearances with a feeler gauge. If both exhausts or inlets on one cylinder are bigger gaps than spec, yes, you are likely to have bent valves.

If properly bent you can see that the affected shim buckets sit lower in the head casting than the other cylinder.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:29 pm**

Thank you man!

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