• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Rings, Valves and Cam chain estimate?....

ripnriding

ripnriding

Husqvarna
AA Class
Having confirmed the mileage on my new to me Husky as over 10000k, I had the advice of a wise man recommending having the Rings, Valves and Cam chain replaced. What do you guys figure this will cost me. The previous owners had kept great maintenance on this bike and I expect to keep it running for a while ;) Thanks in advance for your thoughts
 
Was the bike raced? Did the PO bang it off the rev limiter alot? Was the oil changed about 8-10 times over the 6600 miles?
How many clicks inwards is the auto cam chain tensioner (ACCT)? Has a leakdown test been done?
 
I've been told it has been riden easy but has been to Hatfield McCoys 3 times and MI. Oil changes were done more frequently than every 15 hrs and not sure about the ACC and have not been informed of any leakdown test. I am thinking of bringing the bike into a reputable shop and tell them it has over 10000km and please give it a good look over...this sound like a good plan? How would you approach this Old Husky Rider? Thanks in advance
 
My way is often very odd, so don't take my advice unless it jibes with your personality....

Remove the middle bolt to the ACCT, be careful, there's a spring inside there, just remove it carefully. Then remove the 2 bolts holding the ACCT to the cylinder, and very carefully pull the ACCT away from the cylinder without letting the insides touch anything on the way out.
HuskyServiceCams2.jpg



Count the number of ridges or valleys that are exposed. Mine looked like this one, about 6-7 clicks exposed, meaning the chain is not terribly stretched. I have 13,000 miles and I am not going to replace the cam chain any time soon.
IMG_2134.jpg

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I would never take a bike to a dealer and ask "what should be done to this bike?", you are likely to get a bill for $2000.....

If you must take it to a dealer to have the valves adjusted....

ask for a leakdown test, and ask for a detailed explanation of where the leakdown is occurring if it in fact is leaking, if they can't ell you, they are not very good:
leak out of the intake area = intake valves
leak out of the exhaust = exhaust valves
leak out of the breather = rings
 
OlderHuskyRider said:
My way is often very odd, so don't take my advice unless it jibes with your personality....

Remove the middle bolt to the ACCT, be careful, there's a spring inside there, just remove it carefully. Then remove the 2 bolts holding the ACCT to the cylinder, and very carefully pull the ACCT away from the cylinder without letting the insides touch anything on the way out.
HuskyServiceCams2.jpg



Count the number of ridges or valleys that are exposed. Mine looked like this one, about 6-7 clicks exposed, meaning the chain is not terribly stretched. I have 13,000 miles and I am not going to replace the cam chain any time soon.
IMG_2134.jpg

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I would never take a bike to a dealer and ask "what should be done to this bike?", you are likely to get a bill for $2000.....

If you must take it to a dealer to have the valves adjusted....

ask for a leakdown test, and ask for a detailed explanation of where the leakdown is occurring if it in fact is leaking, if they can't ell you, they are not very good:
leak out of the intake area = intake valves
leak out of the exhaust = exhaust valves
leak out of the breather = rings
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Greatly appreciated! Will confirm leakdown test is being performed ;) Will keep you posted on findings if interested as well.
 
ripnriding said:
I am thinking of bringing the bike into a reputable shop and tell them it has over 10000km and please give it a good look over...this sound like a good plan? How would you approach this Old Husky Rider? Thanks in advance
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if it is a good shop you can really trust this is probably a good choice as they will have the tools to do a lean down test and other things. Then again doing it all yourself and understanding it all is liberating. Its all up to you and what you ahve the time and money for and are willing to bite off. 10K is starting to get up there so probably needs some stuff but those are pretty solid motors. Also some of those motors had connecting rod bearing issues so have that checked as well. Good luck.
 
Motosportz said:
if it is a good shop you can really trust this is probably a good choice as they will have the tools to do a lean down test and other things. Then again doing it all yourself and understanding it all is liberating. Its all up to you and what you ahve the time and money for and are willing to bite off. 10K is starting to get up there so probably needs some stuff but those are pretty solid motors. Also some of those motors had connecting rod bearing issues so have that checked as well. Good luck.
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Agree doing it myself is the ideal way to approach it. My garage is essentially a bike shop (road and mt bike) currently from learning from trial and error along the way..have procurred stands, truing benches, and all the specialized tools to keep my bikes in check and OUT of the shop ;)

This will be the plan with the Husky as well. Just looking to get things on the straight and narrow to enjoy the first season without lots of down time ;) Getting to know some locals who have the experience to also mentor along the way. New hobby...new learning curve. Thanks for your recommendations. Will be posting progress along the way. Bike won't be looked at until wednesday. BTW, decided to replace the front sprocket while it was also in the shop (don't currently have the specialized tool to remove this...will get it though) to a 14 T vs 13 T. With the Rekluse, 2nd gear in trail is pretty fair and 1st is essentially a gear that I'm bypassing. Given I have about 12 k to travel to get to the local trail...figured the 14T would be advantage for travel to and from and not really rob performance in trail as well...thoughts? Current config is 13T front 50T rear..
 
Good news! Just popped into shop. Essentially had ZERO clearance on one of the valves. Valve was ok though as I brought it in at the right time. clearance was out of spec for 2 others as well. Replaced shims as the current ones were allegedly pretty beat up from a previous attempt to sand them down..Back in spec, 14T front on, front wheel balanced and all under $350 bucks. Pretty darn reasonable given the time that was put in ;) Now to get through this SNOW storm and get back out onto trails!!
 
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