Cam chain tensioners

Technical stuff specific to the Raptor 1000
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Do they require any maintenance at all ? so if no rattles then leave be?

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What I have heard they can jam.
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If no rattles I would leave be, automatic tensioners can fail, generally creating a rattle.
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geoff wrote:55 years agoIf no rattles I would leave be, automatic tensioners can fail, generally creating a rattle.
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