BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Nevermind. I'm a clown. Finished the other seasonal maintenance issues, and dove back into the tensioner. All I needed was a slim screwdriver to give a bit more leverage to get out the original tensioner. The spring was noticeably shorter than the spring of the new tensioner. Engine starts clack fre...

2010 1200RT. Getting that startup clacking sound, definitely from the left side, enough so I need to replace that tensioner. Upon unscrewing the left side tensioner from the engine case, I found I can't angle it in any way to remove it. The front suspension pivot, just above where the tensioner is l...