07 gio beast chain tensioner

kens · 01-15-2012, 01:18 PM

Hey guys

I need a photo of what the proper chain tensioner or a good make shift one should look like so I can fix the missing one on our quad.

Also open to any other ideas to fix this.

thanks

Weldangrind · 01-16-2012, 12:07 AM

I think this is what you mean: Yamaha Chain Puller

kens · 01-16-2012, 09:48 PM

No its the idler on the end of a metal arm that is spring tensioned to take up the chain slack but keep the tension correct.

Weldangrind · 01-17-2012, 12:57 AM

I have no such arm on my '07 Beast. It slaps the swingarm occasionally, and I might cover it with some UHMW plastic.

kens · 01-18-2012, 01:03 AM

well mmmm then . I thought that it was missing off the swing arm as there is a 14 mm stub on the inside of the swing arm that I figured was for it. Possibly that it is just "extra" and was never used.

Weldangrind · 01-18-2012, 01:28 AM

Ah, I know what you mean. I have a replacement swingarm on my Beast that does not have that stud, but my original swingarm did. In either case, there was no tensioner.

kens · 01-18-2012, 09:32 AM

case solved....Thanks

01-15-2012, 01:18 PM	#1
kens Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Golden BC Posts: 123	07 gio beast chain tensioner Hey guys I need a photo of what the proper chain tensioner or a good make shift one should look like so I can fix the missing one on our quad. Also open to any other ideas to fix this. thanks
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01-16-2012, 12:07 AM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I think this is what you mean: Yamaha Chain Puller __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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01-17-2012, 12:57 AM	#4
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I have no such arm on my '07 Beast. It slaps the swingarm occasionally, and I might cover it with some UHMW plastic. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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01-18-2012, 01:28 AM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Ah, I know what you mean. I have a replacement swingarm on my Beast that does not have that stud, but my original swingarm did. In either case, there was no tensioner. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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01-16-2012, 09:48 PM	#3
kens Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Golden BC Posts: 123	No its the idler on the end of a metal arm that is spring tensioned to take up the chain slack but keep the tension correct.
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01-18-2012, 01:03 AM	#5
kens Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Golden BC Posts: 123	well mmmm then . I thought that it was missing off the swing arm as there is a 14 mm stub on the inside of the swing arm that I figured was for it. Possibly that it is just "extra" and was never used.
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01-18-2012, 09:32 AM	#7
kens Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Golden BC Posts: 123	case solved....Thanks
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