Oh dear...help?

[Farkas]

Right, still relatively new to the GS and been a bit of a muppet.

Did what seems to be the new boy thing and panicked over the oil level a fair way from home, end result accidentally overfilled. Looking on here not a real problem, just need to drain a bit, no worries.

BUT tried to be clever and take a short cut rather than drain the oil and start again, accidentally removed the bolt on the left hand pot which apparently holds the cam chain guide blade - having now consulted the book which I should have got to start with - and it will not go back in.

HELP - looking at the gospel according to Haynes you need to split the engine to fiddle around with the chain. Can anyone advise on if the bolt can be got back in some other way or is it major surgery time? The engine has not been turned over since the bolt was removed.

 

[mike wright]

Do you mean the cam chain tensioner?...If so it will go back if you push it against the chain tension and screw it back up. In fact the opp side (cam tensioner on top) there is a new one to get rid of the horrible rattle on start up. All is not lost and you dont need to split the engine and your not touching the chain. A bit of patience and the threads will catch correctly to enable you to screw it back in.

 

[Clive]

Have a good search here - someone did something similar trying to fit a tax disc IIRC

 

[Farkas]

Have a good search here - someone did something similar trying to fit a tax disc IIRC

Thanks - found the below, I'll give it a go tomorrow and let you know - seems to have worked for Livvy...

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136003&highlight=chain+blade
Originally Posted by Moto loca
Remove valve cover (or rocker cover) and introduce long flat screw driver under chain rail pry chain rail up introduce screw
Good luck