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2003 Vfr800 timing jumped a tooth

2 posts Started 21 Jul 2025 Last recovered post 21 Jul 2025 Wayback Machine snapshot 22 Apr 2026

#1

Hi everyone, I noticed the cam chain was rattling really badly, It has a manual cct at the back, i tried setting the tension whilst turning the engine slowly by hand at the same time but then I did this it was diffucult to turn then almost cracked loose and I assume that was the chain jumping and then catching again on the cam sprocket due to being so loose .

I tried starting it after setting cct and  it wouldn't fire up so I checked the timing and found it looks to be out of time by a few teeth, can anyone confirm This before I adjust the timing

#2

I don't see a pic for us to confirm...

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