V65 Service Manual

[Gloveberg]

Does anybody have a good link to download a V65 service manual?  The site I usually use is acting up and I was wondering if anyone had one handy.  Thanks.

[John Luttrell]

Here is the site I have listed on my site..........
http://thepit.shacknet.nu/honda/

[Gloveberg]

I know, that's the one that's giving me grief.  Even on our super fast T1 connection at work it starts off fine then gets progressively slower until it times out in error.

[John Luttrell]

Jimmy, he may be having bandwith issues with it being close to the end of the month.  Try it again after the first of the month.

[silveradocowboy]

Jimmy, I can mail you the service manual on a cd, send me your address off list and I'll get it sent to ya. If you want the partsfiche I can include that as well.

[Gloveberg]

I finally got it to go through but thanks a bunch Jeff.  While I got your attention, how big of a deal is it to replace cam chain tensioners on a V65?

Cam chain tensioners on a 3G I think I got down now    but I know little about the V65.

[silveradocowboy]

Shouldn't be too much of a problem, it's fairly straight forward. Just remember to pin the tensioner before you put it in keeping the spring compressed. After you have it bolted in make sure the tensioner has tightened up, I use a screwdriver to push on it. HTH

[Gloveberg]

Are they hard to get to?  What is involved in removing them?

[silveradocowboy]

This is from memory but if I think of something else I'll post tomorrow. You'll have to remove the tank, seat, pull the coils out of the way, plastic heat shield, radiator, alternator cover(turn to #1, 3 cylinders TDC before unbolting anything under the valve covers and note cam lobe position and index marks on the cam gears), and valve covers. Remove the oil tubes, cam chain cover, unbolt the cam gears(maybe just a single one). Keep the cam chain pulled up and tied off so it doesn't slip or kink on the crankshaft gear. Unbolt the tensioner, replace parts making sure the spring is in good condition then reverse process.

[antman]

Jeff has it right.  I just completed this project before my transmission took a dump on me.  It is really a pretty easy job but time consuming.  Be very careful to not drop anything into the engine.  Make sure to mark the chain, cams, and gears so you can realign them without any issues.  My chain slipped off a tooth so it took a bit more to get the timing back on track.  Follow the honda manual procedure to check the timing when you are done.  

One other note, be sure to use high temp anti sieze on the bolts.  This will give you a much better torque and keep them from sticking if you ever need to get them back out.  

I get to go through this process again when I pull my motor and get another one from David Jester.  Fun times.

Good luck.

[Gloveberg]

Cool.  Basic story is a local rider contacted me about finding a good local mechanic to replace the tensioners on his V65.  I got him both the Honda Service Manual and the Haynes Service Manual for his bike burned onto CD's for him but wanted to see how involved the job was so maybe we could do it ourselves.  Compared to the V65 the 3G tensioners are a piece of cake.  Of course with my experience with them I could probably change one with my eyes closed (grrr....I digress).

From what he said it's more an annoyance issue right now.  He spoke with Dave Dodge and confirmed with him that right now it's not harming anything.  He's really wanting to make it to MOOTMAG so we might wait until after then to tackle it.

[silveradocowboy]

Just in case you might need it later here is the part number for the cam chain tensioner spring: 14514-MB4-000.