New cam chain needed?

[woll]

I've got my cbr apart to do the head gasket, just realised then as im putting it back together that the cct was all the way out when i removed it.
Should i stick a new cam chain in while it's apart? Or just wind the tensioner back in, cams back on and chain back on and then see what it's like?
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[MarJay]

They are cheap so its worth a go, although changing the cam chain can be a bit of a faff as you need to rivet it etc, and make sure it doesn't drop into the engine cases...
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[Bezzer]

Did you lock the CCT before you removed it or just unbolted it?, if you didn't the plunger would have come all the way out anyway giving you a false idea as to it's state. You could always check the chain if your manual gives you the distance and wear limits between a certain number of pins, some do some don't.
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I used to be indecisive but now I'm not quite so sure.

[molex]

Pull the chain tight to remove any slack,
then using vernier calipers,
measure the lenght of cam chain is it to
service limit.

[DrDonnyBrago]