TE610, 15 clicks out at 1,773 miles (new record?)

Doing a little maintenance before winter. Valve adjust, o/f change and bag filter cleaning, clean air filter, grease suspension etc. Decided to install a MCCT like my DRZ.

Pulled out the stock ACCT and found this:



I set the MCCT lock nut to the same spot that the ACCT was. Then hand tightened the MCCT until I felt some resistance (per APE instructions). The distance was half of where the ACCT said it should be.

I stopped there and started the bike. It rattled briefly as it always does then quiet. Runs fine with no rattling or drivetrain noise. In fact unscrewing the MCCT more made no difference.

Is this the norm or a new high for the TE. Like high(er) maintenance?

Did you remove the spring before removing the auto tensioner? If not it will push it to max when you remove it.

No I didn't. I thought the spring thing was for reinstallation.

All true. /\ /\ So what was it really at? Do you know?

I never re-installed the stock tensioner to check the actual distance. With the manual tensioner in place it only used half of the distance as in the photo. I would say around seven clicks as a guess.

I feel like such a ....

Look at the bright side, all is Good, no teardown. Go ride.

Just to note. About 2800 miles and the first CCT check - 6 clicks.