automatic timing chain adjuster

Can anyone tell me how to reset automatic timing chain adjuster. Do i have to take it off or can i make the adjustment with it still on.

Tell us what bike you got? Do you have a manual for your model?

I have a 1980 kz750 and no i dont have a manuel.

If the 750 adjuster is like the 1000 adjuster,there is no readjustment.U have to take the thing all the way off and reset it according to the manual,then reinstall it.If u take it part way out and then put it back in,u may screw up the timing chain and damage the engine.Spend a few bucks on a manual for the bike and they will tell u how to in easy steps.OR get an APE manual adjuster and throw the "automatic" one away.bj

Here's another manual cam chain adjuster:
www.kriegercamchaintensioners.com/

hocbj23 wrote:

If the 750 adjuster is like the 1000 adjuster,there is no readjustment.U have to take the thing all the way off and reset it according to the manual,then reinstall it.If u take it part way out and then put it back in,u may screw up the timing chain and damage the engine.Spend a few bucks on a manual for the bike and they will tell u how to in easy steps.OR get an APE manual adjuster and throw the "automatic" one away.bj

According to kawasaki.com, the oem '80KZ750 cam chain adjuster is same as '79KZ1000 (see images in following posts):

Good Fortune!

Sorry about being barely legible
May click on image to enlarge, which helps a little.

I usally use a guitar string to hold mine while i get it clamped down. Roy

guitar strings i have found are essential when working on a motorcycle, they work great for clearing clogged jets in carbs, enrichment jets in fuel bowls, and the larger ones come in handy for tying off cables and wires.
they can even be used to clean threads and removing o-rings from recesses.

i play a little guitar myself and always have some on hand, and if you dont play, most walmarts carry cheap sets(about 5 bucks) to keep around.

think outside the box, and everyday items become lifesaving tools