adjustment thingy under the carbs ?

[Anonymous]

shouldi tighten up the adjusting locknut shaft restof way clockwise- the last about halfa turn in clockwise and then lock the nutback again tight ?

it seems somuch better with what i did in my last reply just above,theres noticeablylessslack soemwherein the drivetrain after doing that, but i dontknow what,

or is the shaft supposed to be backedout a hair after all way in just until it stops- when turned inwards clockwise ?

want to findout before going for it, i did it while engine was running and it didnt make any sounds changesoranything, but it doesnt slack "clunk" near as much from alow idle rev-up like it did before i did that adjustment.


thanks

[Anonymous]

cam chain adjuster, GS850G

Here I am a month later. I finally understood that the set screw needs to be LOOSE by a 1/4 to 1/2 turn. After replacing the O-ring I was advised (by someone who should have known better) that it should be tightened down.

Anyway, the cam chain noise is (I hope and pray and it seems to be true) gone.

What I have now are oil leaks worse than I started with, replacing that O-ring on the adjuster nut/set screw.

Looks like I'm going to have to take the thing off and replace the O-rings and seal which some kind soul (thank you, whoever you are) gave us the part numbers for. I ordered them this morning.

As for taking the adjuster off without taking the carbs off . . . I have lots of tools but I just don't see how it can be done. If somebody reading this has some advice, please give it to me.

Somebody said it was a 20 minute job, start to finish, using a Sears swivel. Well, whoever that was, please tell me where you live and I'll drive my bike there and save some money and/or trouble and pay you what you want.

When it comes to cam-chain adjusters on the 850, unless your engine has just skipped a few teeth on the sprocket, leave it alone and mop up the little puddle once in a while. If you don't, you'll have a pool to deal with . . . and that's if you're lucky. If you're not lucky, you'll screw up the adjuster and skip some teeth on the sprocket.

I'm no expert. This is just what I think I know now.

Mike