Replace camchain, guides, tensioner or all of it?

Factory service manual. You might be able to download one for your bike. Gotta go do my part for god and country. TTYL
Steve

swest wrote: You don't just take out the guides. The head is heated and they are driven in/out.

I don't know much about the 500/550 bikes but I do not believe the cam chain guides are driven in or out with the head heated, I would imagine they are similar to many other KZ's and those guides are on small shafts and easily pull out......please correct me if I am wrong anyone who knows a lot more about these bikes.....

I was talking about the valve guides. The cam chain guides can be inspected with the cams out.
Steve

I guess I misunderstood which guides he was talking about. My bad. :blush:
Steve

noratx wrote:

swest wrote: A FSM will be more helpful that a multi year book. I have both.

FSM? What's that?

As Swest said, it is the factory manual sold by Kawasaki and used by dealerships and many independent mechanics. It is more complete and model specific than your typical aftermarket manual like the ones published by Haynes and Clymer.