Honda ATC-TRX -XR 185/200 Cam Chain Adjustment
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2012
- I run into stuck cam chain tensioners on this family of engines all th' time. Here is a quick and easy way to quiet down a noisy cam chain with no expensive tools ! Thanks for watchin',
Have a goodun'
D-Ray 
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You're the man. I was scratching my head for days trying to figure out where that sound was coming from after a rebuild. Nice and quiet now. Thanks!
Old school no BS tech is just what I needed. Time to get after this rattling Big Red.
D-Ray you’re a life saver brotha. Got the old ice fishing tug 84 big red sounding like new thanks to you. God bless. Fish on 🎣
All these years later and these tips are still helping people thanks
D-Ray, you are a freaking life saver!! I picked up an ATV 185 from an auction and of course the motor was apart (what I call a basket case) in a box. Your videos on the basic processes have been that cool breeze on my hot day! This is my first chain driven cam motor so this has been a learning experience all the way. Thank you so much for your efforts.
Finally got the 85’ Honda 200x running and surprisingly no smoke but the rattling was super loud, great trick to un jam the mechanism. She sounds waaay better thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
Thankyou for posting this method! My recently acquired '81 Honda CT125 had a terrible chain rattle and the auto tensioner actually made the noise worse when I slacked off the bolt. Using a 3mm machine screw I pulled the tensioner out and the rattle is completely eliminated, the engine is now as smooth as a singer sewing machine.
Super simple,... Compared to the manual that doesn't really tell you "what" your listening for or what the goal is at this point. Very helpful, thank you.
Love all your videos. Four wheeler, XR's, everything I need in a striaght forward, concise way. Keep em coming.
D-Ray you are the man. I got this old 84 200s 3 wheeler from a guy at work. It hadnt run in 8 years and the muffler had rotted off. he cleaned the carb, pulled it twice and it came back to life. However the lack of a muffler was masking a engine noise. $50 bucks for the 3 wheeler and 131 dollars later for a muffler then I get a horrible scraping noise. after watching your video it seemed to be the same noise it made when you demonstrated a slack adjuster. I cranked it up, loosened the adjuster nut, it got quiet as a church mouse. Thanks YOU are the Man. Subscribed and look forward to more tips.
Been doin these ATCs my entire life and learned a crap ton from you in two videos!
Good advice and well made video. Most Honda cam chain adjusters will move on their own when the lock nut is loosened if engine is hot. Neat trick with the long metric screw, though.
Just found this gem. Helped me and saved $200. I found a screw that was close but close enough to get a bite. Thats all u need to pull it up and it will not wreck threads.
Every time I have an issue with my 84 big red I turn to you!! Thanks for looking out
I've run these little engines and modified them since the 80s and never knew that !! Thanks !
Dude u just fixed my stuff. Thanks man. Went to ace and found bolt. Took me less than 2 min.
Great vid mate, I had heard about this method of adjustment, but as always a pic speaks a 1000 words!
Life saver just converted my xr125 to the xl185 and had an issue with chain will go and fix this now thanks so much
GREAT!!!!! Just bought one and the chain was rattling like a mother! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
Very helpful video. Had it adjusted and back riding in no time flat. Thanks.
I have an 84 Honda 200 Big Red thank you for the video on how to adjust the timing chain I did not know about that little screw on how to properly adjust the timing chain
Just fixed my 1981 Honda CB125s due to this video! Thank You!
D ray. Thankx Brother been about 30 years or so since did that adjustment .fugged it up when we was teenagers..lol..
Great info, had never come across the tensioner in the case before. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Nice tip was never sure if I was getting it right, worked great.
Thanks Mr. Smith, you are a schooler and a gentleman. Much appreciated.
Thank you so much for your videos, so helpful as I navigate our 84 ATC 200M!
Thank you sir...your video helped me a lot, I have a honda XR 200 that I need to adjust also...thanks again, and keep it up!
Awesome tip I have had multiple honda motors like this and never new that was treaded thanks for make video.
thanks for the advice. cool video. im restoring my first xr200 r. its a little prcey. but i always wanted a bike of my own. mien needs small odds and ends. its nice to know how to ajust this part of the engin. thanks again and have a awsome day.
i USED IT AND IT WORKS GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS METHOD FIXES THE PROBLEM WITHOUT REPLACE AUTO ADJUSTER.
Thank you very much! The engine of my Honda CBX 125 is singing like a bird now! Bye bye from Italy.
You bloody ripper, bloody unreal!!! Thanks heaps D Ray
Thank you D ray I have a 200es I got for 100 bucks in ment condition.at 53 lots of fun
Worked great after I figured out that the bolt was the wrong size its even quieter now also thanks man
You the man Dray!!! My 185s engine is gonna rip now!
Excellent info a lot of these engines have significant where on the cam journals from people putting too much silicone on the valve cover blocking the oil path
Wow! just found this. will try. thought I'd have to pull head and alternator. Thanks, will try
Great video! Cheers for the knowledge 👍
Thanks D-Ray. Cool tip!
Well hell yeah that was easy enough. Thank you man .
Certain spokes work if you haven't got a bolt. Great video many thanks for sharing
if you can't find a 3mm screw a 3mm spoke will work also
Great video, what a help.
For the special tool, I have a metric tap and die set with the required M3 x 0.5 die. I found a nail which was about 3.2 mm in diameter and ran a thread onto it.
Cost nothing but worked a treat
Very helpful. Thanks again D.
and it do work great one of the best tips i have seen yet very helpful
Great video, thank you very much! Should I do that with a cold engine? My chain do more noise with a warm engine. Thanks
Nice little bit of tech there for sure
i like that trick i have a few of them motors i am fixing up i will try that thank you and have a good one
very helpful and great video .. thanks i appreciate it . i have another problem with my 99 xr200 first off it hard to start here lately. and kicks back just about everytime, then when i get it running it idles fine, but when i take off and give it and gas ot starts bogging down pretty bad .. and if i get on it, it acts like its wants to go then boggs, go, bogg, go bogg.. ive cleaned the carb atlest 5 times and it still doing it .. what else might be going on ... im thinking a valve problem but i sure hope not
Thank you for this!! Turned my jack hammer into a sewing machine.
very informative and simple. thanx
Should I b able to install the chain an the cam with the sprocket on the cam or is that a sign to replace the chain thanks
Thats great knowledge for me i did not know how to do that maybe i can get my ‘84 trx200 running better now
This is so helpful thanks D-Ray
thanks for the tips ill go and try that on a CT200 i have .ill see how that goes
Thanks so much for the great Video. That's the exact noise my Honda ATC is making. I was told it needed tightening but had not idea how to do it. Thanks again, your Tutuorial Video's are the BEST! Chuck
Thanks buddy, it was a helpful video
I used your great tutorial video, and tighten my cam chain in my atc 200e like you instructed. Still has a bit of sloppy noise to it. Do you recommend changing out the cam chain with a new one, if you could you show an instructional video for that? Thanks, Chuck
Of course no store near me has a an m3x.5 screw long enough to do this. Longest I'm finding is 16mm which is very short. Also dont have any spare 3mm spokes on hand either. Hoping to adjust the chain the regular way the manual calls for by getting it running and breaking the 14mm loose and hoping it auto tensions.
your videos have helped me ever since I purchased my first atc
Would this work to set the timing chain in my 200e yamaha 3 wheeler?
Nice!!! Thanks so much for the tip! I also have a 1976 CB400f with the same problem. Will the same trick work for that bike, too? Same size bolt/thread?
hey, wen I did this to mine the timing chain came completely quiet but on the other side in the head it seemed to have created another rattling sound, similar sound as the timing chain but faster rattling. any idea what it could be? thanks!!
Hey D-ray i got a question im doin a rebuild on a 84 trx200 and i was wonderin how the tensioner assembly comes out in order for me to get the top end off.
How do you remove the throttle cable from a Honda atc 185 for some lubrication?
Thank you this worked for me.
Thanks man! Great info.
on the TL J engines best to hold the centre bolt with a spanner and loosen the outer lock nut nip up the centre bolt and retighten the outer lock nut, the TL J engine is what is in the later MK2 TL bikes, rock-hopper & field-trippers from Japan,
Twas helpful.
Question. If the auto tensioner does work. Do you loosen then bolt with the bike going or off to let it self tension?
great simple to follow video
how do you adj top end or is there any adj for cam
Some oil is coming up from this rubber tap.
Is not too much but with the dust sticking on it you can clearly see.
Could you please give some advice?
Thanks a lot.
If your tensioner works would you tighten it when running or when it’s cold?
can you help me? I got a fourtrax 300 where do I tighten it's cam chain?
D-Ray, your my new best friend Buddy!!! , thanks for sharing the knowledge :-)
I've watched all your videos on the honda 3 wheeler that you do, but was wondering if you have one on rear bearings and brakes on a 3 wheeler. Thanks
Muito bom estava a procura de um video assim . Parabens
Thanx alot for the video..i have n' xr200r bike 1982 model...
The light bike is working with 6 V hade and till light..
The alternator mack 30 volt at the moment and i think it bernt the C.D.I...is it correct? At the moment the bike dons stark at all...
Info..in covid time i made complete overall piston cylinder had cam shaft time chine carb ...
Please tall me if me magneto is bad or the cdi metal box..thanx alot..noam
Hi Mario from Malta nice great video would like to ask you I have removed engine of Honda 185s and have problem with the chain guide the side of the tensioner is ok the other side when I inserted the chain guide the chain came short and cant fit the chain sprocket have service manual but still cant figure out what is happening can you give me some advice the chain guide has the lower piece bent witch is making the chain short did not take notice of the position before removing would appreciate a lot your feed back Thanks for your great videos Cheers Mario
Very helpful video!! Thanks
I have a 2004 KLX 125, bought used in bad shape. I got it running good but it makes a horrible noise like a chain rattle. The cam chain tensioner is different from the Honda's of course because this IS THE REAL WORLD. I removed it and it moves freely. Is there any other adjustment I can do? Thank you sharing your knowledge and for affirming what I THOUGHT was causing the noise.
I would sure love to know where you going to get a 3 mm point five threads 2 in long
Ur a life saver big guy
Your videos sure are helpful....Thanks
hello I write from Argentina ! what exactly do you do when you throw the screw up ? There is some risk to break something ? I have the noise problem of the chain .. I have a xr 200 of 1993 and I would like to fix it .. from already thank you very much
Thanks! Bike is sewing machine quiet now!
d-ray great vids can you help me i bought a trx 200 1984 model and i get all forward gears hi and lo but no reverse the light comes on the dash but the gear selector dosent feel like its get a gear and well theres no movemrnt of the quad any way hope you ansewer before i rip tear bust some thing any pointers would be good
cheers from down under mango
thanks that works great I used a 3mm spoke
Good Idea!, Next time I have a rig in that needs that side of th' engine pulled off, I will do one. Thanks.
new to me gonna give it a try thanks
Is my timing chain that knocks like once at the bottom of a rev?
any idea how on a 85 suzuki lt230ge shaft quadrunner?
Do you know how to do this on a Yamaha XT 225? I have one that is making noise. I have only ridden about 700-800 miles this year and have adjusted the valves three times. Someone told me to check the valve chain tension. I have no idea how to do that and I can't find a video or tutorial on it anywhere. I think the Yamaha TT 225 is the same engine as well. The bike has over 22,000 miles on it so maybe it's worn out but I have no way to know. Thanks for any info you can give.
Thanyou D-Ray love your video , just want to know if you can still pull a wheelie with that belly ? hehe "counter balance"
Great tip. Thank you.
What if my honda 3wheeler has weak spark help
A great help, thanks!
Will this work on a 1987 honda trx 250
I saw the transalps all over europe in the middle 90's when I was there I even rented one to ride through Germany but they were never much imported here, they said there was no real market but i always thought if the KLR650 and the BMW duals were selling there is always room for competition..