most definatly.....but lets get the terminology right, its the cctl, not the cct, they are two different parts.....when mine went bad i didnt notice anything wrong until the operating temp reached normal......then it made the awful noise.....

Switch it out to be on the safe side, its a two person job, really annoying, and very time consuming.......

There are good tutorials out there about how to switch it out.....I just did mine with the help of brveagle last weekend....if you have any questions, feel free to pm me or just ask them here....

 

? you manual says what? What Manual do you have...your CCTL, when it is out of the motor and unless held by a tool will go to full extension and stay there. The CCTL works on the basis of a spring loaded screw. As it needs to pick up slack, the spring loaded "bolt" turns outward extending the lifter, there is no way pushing and pulling on it will make it go in and out. The only way to make it go back in once it automatically springs to full extension is to take the 10mm bolt out of the back and using the special tool or something you make, turn it back in. If you pull your CCTL and take the time to look at it and how it works you will see it all makes sense and the rattling comes from 1 of 2 things. Either the tip that is attached to the lifter with a roll pun(this is usally the cause) or the lifter rattling on the body of the CCTL itself.

 

It's probably just the CCTL. Eventually it'll get so bad that it'll rattle in all RPM ranges. Replace that first, then check back.

As far as moving thecrank, you use the CKP (crankshaft position) sensor rotor located here:

 

something went wrong. I originally tried to modify the noisy one. Installed it, didn't make any noise, but the bike started to leak oil. I thought maybe I hit it too hard with the punch and messed it up somehow, so I bought a new one. When I got in there again I saw that it was leaking from the back of the cctl (the hole that you insert a screwdriver to retract the shaft), not at the gasket. So I put the new one on there, rode for about 100 miles and noticed that it's leaking again and more than before. I haven't taken it apart yet, but it looks like it's coming from the same spot.
What could have gone wrong?

 

did you put the screw back in there?

 

There's a flat crush washer afaik right where the screw sits. That's needed. Any other washer won't substitute, you'll need a flat crush washer.

 

I assume you mean the mounting screws? Yes, and they are tight.

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There's a flat crush washer afaik right where the screw sits. That's needed. Any other washer won't substitute, you'll need a flat crush washer.
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Those are there. Do you guys know what I mean by where it was leaking the first time, I'll get you a pic soon.

 

Here is a pic of the old cctl and where it was leaking from



It wasn't leaking from the gasket area, I'm guessing that I hit it to hard with the punch and messed up a seal. didn't modify the new one I just installed though, so I don't understand why it's leaking and even more than before.

 

there is a screw that goes in the end there. there are 3 bolts. 2 that mount it to the engine and 1 that screws into the back of the cctl. where your screw driver is pointing there is supposed to be a screw there.

 

If you go with the APE make sure it is adjusted properly!