Awesome, thanks Fizzer. Gonna try to accomplish this with the original cover gasket.

 

Marthy, thank you for the excellent write up. Just installed the APE tensioner. Hardest part was just getting out the old adjuster holding screws! Everything else was very simple. Thanks again!

 

Welcome Mate! Glad it was helpful.

 

New to the forum and already tapped into the wisdom, thanks Marthy, just ordered mine from APE, only 600 miles on the bike but no need to tempt fate.

Thanks, ride safe all

 

I make a big deal out of everything but Marthys excellent directions made the APE CCT changeover easy.
Also, thanks to dcpppf I was cautious removing the cover so the pin holding the chain guide stayed in place.
In fact I was concerned enough to keep the pin in place I drilled a hole in a washer to hold it while I fiddled with the tension.
Thank you Marthy and everyone else that shared their experiences on this mod.
I also want to wag my finger at Yamaha for putting such a crappy CCT in an otherwise amazing engine. I still consider myself a "Yamaha Guy" and I sure hope they can come up with something better pretty soon. Most of us on this forum like to tinker, own a few tools and enjoy making stuff better but the vast majority of consumers are going to be busting balls at the dealership until Yamaha gets this right.

 

I am curious if Graves will end up making a manual tensioner.I see they have one for the R6/R1 and it is more $$ but looks to be a quality piece!

 

If they do, it will be the awesomest, bestest, most insane CCT ever!

 

Not a fan of Graves products i see,lol

 

So where is everyone getting theirs at ? found some on e-bay...straight from the manufacturer wants to much for shipping...

 

Bought my Ape on Ebay. Shipping cost was a bit on the high side but this wasn't something I felt comfortable waiting for which equated to a Starbucks Id do without. It was already long overdue & Now I'm as happy as a pig in sh#.

 

Yamaha Cam Chain Tensioners

The ape-store and ape website are confusing. I struggled to find out where to order it from at first too.

 

Put an order in for an ape. Developed an oil leak on the revised part from yamaha. Just tired of messing with it.

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Yamaha 2014 FZ09 FZ 09 Ape YTFZ09 Pro Manual Cam Chain Tensioner | eBay

I ordered mine from this company.
Received it in four days, no problem!

 

If I could Broker a deal for Ape to become Yammy's sole resource for CCT's there'd be Free Ape CCT's for everyone on the forum!

 

Installed this morning and wow, did not realize the stock one was making so much noise.

Very clear instructions, even the feedback was helpful. Definitely worth doing it, thanks Marthy.

 

Dealership is fine. Its like $12.00 or so. Won't save a lot going somewhere else. Most than likely you should be able to save it... but it's safe to have one in case the old gasket break.

 

I think my solution to this will be a louder exhaust....

 

^^^^^ I hope you're kidding

 

Question... In the past when I've changed out cct's I've snugged up the plunger against the chain ... then started the bike and if it rattled I snugged it up until it stopped rattling then a quarter turn more.. if the chain whined after changing the cct I knew the chain was too tight... so I backed off the cct until it rattled and snugged it up plus a quarter after the noise stopped... will this procedure not work for the 09?

 

that should be fine. the thread pitch on the ape pro tensioners is finer than on their non-pro tensioners, so another quarter turn past where the chain stops rattling won't be too much.

i'd advise setting final tension with the engine fully warmed up (e.g. after you're done riding). engine will be a little noisier when cold, but that's okay.

you can dab a little white paint on the adjuster for visual reference and try different adjustment techniques and see where you end up with them. i consider the point at which the adjuster cannot be finger tightened (no tools) any further with the engine idling to be the absolute upper limit of adjustment - where you end up should not be past this point. it's nearly impossible to put dangerously high tension on the chain with just your fingers, but very easy with the leverage of an allen key.

 

I have a question, is there enough clearance between the frame and the engine for the old cct to come out and new one to go in? And the other thing is I called APE and asked them if the oil passage is getting blocked off from the cct and they told me that is not. Is that true? And if it is how would I block it?

 

Yes there is enough clearance to do the work (although it is very tight like others have mentioned), and see post #18 in regards to oil passage being blocked.

 

at what mileage did this become an issue? im just over 2100 and no cam chain noise to speak of (knocks on wood)?

 

I should clarify that the response did not come from APE. It was a response from a re-seller of their Manual CCT. I did not trust that advice either. That's why I was hoping for Marthy and/or APE to reply.


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Hey!

What I was told is the size and length of the shank that goes inside the engine is long and big enough to block the oil passage... All I can say is I got 10K miles out of mine, including 3 track days. The chain doesn't do any noise and I haven't touch the adjuster at all since the install. I don't see any point of adjusting it until is start to make some noise again...

I think there's plenty of CCT out there with lots of mile put on that if there was any issue it would have pop out somewhere... just like the OEM's

 

Yes there is an oil passage, no you do not have to do anything to block it. Just follow the how to here.

 

If you look at the first post with the 2 CCT side by side, the APE is big and long enough to cover the oil feed.

 

Pardon my ignorance on the subject...but does installing the APE CCT "fixes" the noisy CCT issue seen on a lot of FZ09? What is the true benifit of using this?

 

Yes it fix the noise. The oem use oil pressure to adjust itself with some sort or ratchet mechanism. The APE is 100% mechanical and you need to reajust it if necessary. The good thing is... it doesn't desajust itself either like the oem.