Steve Butters

shawn - will the nawz fix this? FML - i am having no luck getting this fucker out - the last bolt too >:[....3/8 socket fits right over these with a little persuasion from a hammer - thats how i got the other stuck one out...but i cant get a socket down over this...i give up for the night lol

sounds like maybe he doesnt have insurance at all? you said his bike has been broken, maybe he cancelled his insurance - and now he doesnt want to file a report because he can get his license suspended for no insurance...im not sure, i dont know the guy, just speculating.... at least he is here to talk about it

do you remember why? that doesnt make sense to me, ide be interested in hearing what they figured out

did he call and file a police report? theres a chance somebody may have called in the silver car for a hit and run - probably not, but its worth calling to try at least

glad he's ok..and honestly, it sounds like he is SOL on the bike...theres nothing he can do if he only had liability on it...bikes can be replaced, he got lucky.

my dad used to make the best jerky ever...i shoulda got the recipe from him before he passed - i literally coulda got rich off of it....mmmm so good

fuckin forest rats....the other night i had to come to a complete stop in the road while a buck, 3 doe, and a fawn all decided to play around in the road

that pic is fuckin hilarous

it hasnt jumped time yet...and i was posting for trouble shooting advice mostly, to get opinions on what people thought may be causing the tap and yes its an OEM service manual not sure why youre being such a jerk about it though? is this area not for "tech" help? if the answer was "take it to a professional" every single time, then this why do we have this section of the forum? quit busting my balls for trying to work on my own shit, its not like i poured water in it to try and "clean" it or anything, im just asking for advice

just checked tensioner again after letting it run.... and it is still maxed out, so the tensioner is good.....guess that means its time for a timing chain...im relieved its not a blown motor like i was told when i bought it, but sucks that its so much work to replace the timing chain on this....guess ive got a new winter project lol oh and i found out i dont need to split the case, even though the manual lists it that way lol

alright..checked the timing chain tensioner, and it only had 2 little clicks left...i think it was just not adjusting, i pulled it out and extended it all the way and put it back in (wrong orientation for bolt holes on accident), pulled it out to flip it around and it was pushed back in a few clicks like i had hit it on something maybe...im not sure if that means the tensioner itself is faulty because the lock didnt hold tension, like the chain is pushing it back in, or if the chain is just so loose that its slapping regardless....when i put the tensioner back in extended all the way and fired it up, the noise was gone completely while cold...once it warmed up it started tapping.... put a screwdriver to the left side cam cover, right over the timing chain and its tapping like crazy....should i go ahead and replace the timing chain, or should i start with the tensioner? is there a way to check the auto adjusting tensioners?

was asking about the gloves because i need new gloves - but then i remembered im between bikes right now too tired last night lol

gotta learn somewhere man...if i make a mistake and mess something up, then i will know better for next time...im not working on a $15,000 litre bike or anything, just a tired old $600 4wheeler...all ive done so far is adjust the valves, and next im going to check tension on the timing chain....nobody knows how to do everything, without ever having done it...ive always enjoyed trying to do my own work - no matter what car/bike it was, then if i get defeated, i will reluctently take it somewhere lol.... but i actually enjoy working on stuff, so im giving it a shot....and if i succeed, ill save money and i will know how to do it next time too also...the way these motors are set up, the case needs split to replace the timing chain...just how they are, theres no master link in it and yes...if i end up putting a new chain, i will be replacing the sprockets, guides, and tensioner....i might even put new bearings and a piston in it while im in there, just to be safe this isnt the first time ive worked on thsi thing....ive had it torn down to the frame, and had the top end apart before.....im not a certified tech, but im not a mechanical retard either lol...with a manual and a little help online i can usually find my way around stuff

even if its a chicks bike...its still gay as fuck

unless farm animals (or siblings/first cousins) are present in the room

**edit - nvm

found a ton of info here...im gonna start on the tensioner tomorrow and go from there!...this guy appears to know everything there is to know about these engines http://www.grizzlycentral.com/forum/grizzly-engine-transmission/14791-help-bad-ticking-noise.html if it not a faulty tensioner - looks like ill be splitting the case

**double

idk...i think thats the next thing ill check....either way its gonna suck lol...if it needs a timing chain, i have to split the case....probably put a new piston and stuff in it while im in there, along with new bearings and stuff....and even if it is a rod bearing, ill probably replace the timing chain and tensioner, rod bearings, and put a piston kit in it maybe ill get lucky and itll just need a tensioner, or perhaps a rocker arm is bad or something

im not saying it cant be rod bearings....but it just doesnt sound like it to me....it doesnt make the right noise, its not coming from the right part of the motor, and if the piston was hitting valves then it would not be running like it does...i just dont wanna jump into $1000 engine if its a head problem

disregard that statement....that was before i used the screwdriver to listen inside, i do not hear it on the bottom of the motor and if the piston was slapping the valves, they would be fubar and it wouldnt run like it does...i had it up and down the street today and it still runs well enough to break the tires loose

some nice bikes....no way "90%" though