Just repaired my '94 Magna phantom noise by following your video. Hearing your Magna convinced me that mine needed a front tensioner too.

I've been riding mine for 21 years. Great bike.

Thanks for all the info. I have to say out of all the videos I have watched on all types of subjects, Yours is by far one of the very best.

Hi Patrick: I modified my automatic CCT, changing de seal screw with other longer and with a flanged nut to lock. First is necessary to adjust using a short screw driver to move de CCT against chain slide, second screw the modified screw until it locks against cct springed nut doing with engine running idle, third, lock with nut. No necessary to remove the entire cct from engine, only remove the seal screw and cooper wash. Zebac from Brazil.

Most comprehensive material on tthe topic I have yet seen. Thank you so much and viva la magna

I have a 1997 magna and finally ,because of you I know what to fix. At first I thought the noise was my chain and replaced that but it continued and what made me pull my hair out was it didnt do it all the time. But I parked it and havent started it since it got to be pretty much all the time.Your video was great, very easy to understand and I think I can do it myself, thank you very much

Excellent video. Thanks. I have a '94 with 44K+ miles on it, so it'll likely be a candidate for this sometime soon.

great video, I have 94 Magna love the motorcycle so far had it for only 1 month.

Fantastic video, so glad it has not been deleted. Thank you Patrick for your great advice!

I have a '99, pristine with nearly 30K. PO used Castrol GTX. Good stuff. Mine was a little noisy, so after your video I changed to Rotella T4. Extra Zinc and detergents really reduced noise, I assume buy cleaning spring plunger assm. Also, I would advise putting assembly lube on any new part installed in the engine unless Manufacturer says not to. Good video. Thanks

Great job on the video! I am ordering mine now!

I pretty much had the same issue as gottagoat. Noise would come and go. Thank you for the video. FYI, as I understand it the problem is that the spring breaks where it is bent to retain. This is how you can look at yours to see if the tensioner is indeed the issue.

Thanx for posting.. Very helpful!!

I had the EXACT same thing happen EXCEPT I had it back together before I realized I broke it the tensioner by releasing the plunger....IT HURT watching you release the plunger! We ALL have our Einstein moments.....live & learn!

My friend and I had the exact same issue with his Magna where the timing chain guide was being forced outward, preventing the new tensioner from seating completely. This video was very helpful!

OH THANK GOD. My magna stated doing the same thing out on a normal ride. I thought I was done for.

Hey thanks a lot man! Maybe gonna be usefull in the future!

Thank you so much just replaced mine!

Great video!!! Thank you

you got lucky with the long one .. imagine you insert it into the engine while retracted like you told with the small one .. then pull the screwdriver .. and that piece of aluminium shoots into the engine .. auch .. ty for the video

Thanks buddy!

Holy cow, I came to check this out bc i have a super light tap in mine. In fact it sounds the exact same as yours after you fixed it so maybe I'm just being paranoid about that tapping?

How do you fix the smacking noise in this video?

Excellent...niw i know what to listen for

Hey there, I’m a noob but need to do this on my machine and am a bit worried about messing with the timing?? Is there anything I should watch out for or any tips? Any advice would be appreciated

Good job, I’m wondering if I can unscrew the plug and spray some cleaner in there to freeze the tensioner up, rather than replacing it??

Is it possible to have one of these go out on a bike with only 6500 miles? I just bought a magna non running and got running and I think I have this issue. When the engine is under load and I get to about 4000 rpm sometimes it will make a weird noieb

Both tensioners on this bike can be changed without removing any parts (other than the tensioners themselves). I just changed mine this weekend. Also, changing them did nothing to fix my issue of a noisy cam chain. So I'm glad they were easy to change and didn't take anything apart to do it. Still, it was a waste of time and money for me.

My Y2K Magna ran fine over 100,000 miles without tensioner problems. Now I have a 1995 and the front tensioner is bad at 25,000 miles.

So can these be adjusted? or do you just have to change them when there is cam chain noise?

where did he get that part from!!!!

sometimes these tensioners fail and sometimes they don't...Changed one at 20,000miles and the other is fine with 42,000 mile now.

You still need to remove at least one valve cover so the cams are in the correct position before installing.

Where can I order the part?

Just had my front tensioner go out on my 95 magna. Be very careful, you can have chain slip on can gear and timing be way off.....just reset mine.....it still ran b4 but got lucky

hey Patrick, thanks for share this video, i have exactly the same noise in my 97 magna (i think is louder than this in your bike)... i didnt know what was the problema but i now know..... if you have any recomendation for me please let me know..... thank you friend

I need this tensioners, can you tell me the number of the original part

I have this same problem with my bike. It has been a great bike. I am the 3rd owner and the bike has many upgrades and is rediculously fast. It now has ablut 60,000 miles on it and no oil burn or any sign of a worn out engine. 3rd to beat on it constantly. well built and will never sell it. Now I can fix that which is so simple. I thought it was worn valves. Only thing is, I have problems with smelling like gas when I get off of the bike. like exhaust raw gas smell. No gas in oil. But when I take the air cleaner off, the airbox is wet! Honda dealer was paid 1,700 to fix a few things and then i smell like gas and this issue. They won't fix it. Unbelievable.

Bought a 1995 Magna, 19,000 mile with the same issue, the owner did not want to mess with it...I suspect he wasn't mechanically inclined. I got it for a very good price. I decided not to install an OEM part and went with a manual tensioner used on race bikes. The manual tensioner has no spring to wear out. www.aperaceparts.com/tech/tensioners.html

Still working before you broke it...

theyre not called "lifter assemblies" that term is reserved for the valve train.fyi