Remove the sparkplugs, hook the chain with a coathanger, and gently turn the crank bolt at the alt in the reverse direction. The danger is in twisting the chain, go slow and work it out gently without applying too much force. Once you retrieve it, tie it off to the frame with a bit of wire.
-Kyle On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Harold Bolin <[email protected]> wrote: > I appreciate the replys, but I'm not worried about the rattle, I just > really know how to get the chain unstuck. > > > On Sunday, November 9, 2014 7:53:23 PM UTC-6, Harold Bolin wrote: >> >> I have a 85 700c that had a lot of rattle in the top end so I took the >> cams and lifters out and bled the lifters. Somehow the chain got stuck down >> inside and I can't get it loose. The engine will not turn over either. i >> can't even get it back to the timing mark. The chain is probably 10 inches >> to short. I have had the adjuster completly out but it did not help. Any >> help would be appreciated. I am doing it by the manual. I did make the >> mistake of turning it over by the starter when I was taking the cam gear >> bolts out. Thanks >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
