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Old 11-23-2007, 06:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
nobby
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Vehicle: '83 280 SL 5 speed
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Well, not so fast. The M110 doesn't share the same characteristics of the 3.8, 4.5 or 5.6. One of the big differences are the rails. They are rubber lined rather than plastic / teflon . They wear slower and don't break. the tensioner has quite a bit of travel and will keep the chain taut. When it is time, you will hear a rattle on start up which, in my case, meant the tensioner had come to the end of it's travel, which meant the chain had stretched. There were also
grooves worn in the rubber of the rails.
All this with 145K.
Laverda, if you have the time and money available and will sleep better by changing it then you have your answer.
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