did I mess up the tensionser?

[xs650newb]

Hello all,
A couple of days ago I was going to remove the cam chain tensioner cap to make sure that little rod was moving in and out approximatley 1 mm. As I was loosening it I realized I was actually loosening a larger nut behind the cap. I think it is the entire tensioner assembly. When I realized what I was doing I stopped and put it back in (at unkown torque). Do I need to do anything else?

Adam

 

[jchrisk1]

The nut under the cap is the adjuster. If you had taken the cap all the way off, you would have seen there is a 10mm nut on the end to adjust the tension. Your cap screws onto the threads of this.

 

[justin]

The larger nut is the lock nut for the adjuster nut which is under the cap nut. Nutty huh? Just get a wrench to hold that in place while you take off the cap nut. Then loosen the larger lock nut, adjust the,... wait for it,... adjuster nut, then re-tighten the lock nut. Followed by the cap nut.