Ok, so ive got just over 12000mi. on my sm610. its been maintained, adjusted and serviced when called for. i noticed a different sound from the engine the other day. The noise isnt very noticable at cruise or when under load. It sounded to me like a knock up top when the bike first fires up and the last couple rotations as i killed it. I was hoping that the cam chain was out of spec or something was obviously wrong. But the acct was only out 7 or 8 clicks. it looked fine. im not an expert, by any means. i have done a bit of searching on my end. i found a common problem with these bikes is the rockers get a bit of play laterally. now, i do have prolly .015 of side to side play in the exhaust side rockers. i have also noticed a little scoring on the exhaust side cam lobe and the rocker roller. should i shim out the play in the rocker? i have included pics(from my phone sorry) of my cam chain slider acct side. is it normal to have this kind of wear? without measuring it, it appears to be close to .060 deep. ive not had this bike this far apart before, and i didnt tear my 06 this far to do the camchain and related stuff. ive given the piston, connecting rod, and everything i could, a good shake around and it feels tight. any thoughts would be appreciated.
nobody has anything to add?does this wear look normal? i know some of you must have had your huskies apart this far.
