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Originally Posted by tonycstech
I must be dumb or dont understand or there is a problem with the swing arm ? 
Rear swing arm has allot of gap between the wheel when axle nut/bolt is loose, like 1/2 inch gap. Is that normal ? 
With that, when i loosen axle nut/bolt, chain also becomes loose without touching the adjustment nuts at the end.
I would set the tension i want and then tighten the axle nut/bolt and all goes to hell  . Chain becomes tight as a string again.
How in the world am i suppose to align my rear wheel to the frame when it shifting when i tightening it  |
The gap is normal for a Hawk lol. Not that normal otherwise.
I set my chain tension by first setting it loose, then spinning the axle nut down to compress the swing arm until all of the gap is gone and there is a bit of resistance put on the adjusters, but the axle nut itself is not torqued down. Then I turn my adjusters to take up the slack until my alignment is good and the proper slack has been set. If you go too far and the chain needs a bit of slack again, a good ol slap or two to the tire should shove the wheel back forward.
Then I snug the axle nut up a bit more and then tighten it (35ft-lbs). The slight resistance of it being turned down to eliminate the gap also does a good job of providing just enough resistance to keep it from shifting. Once the axle is tight I then snug up the adjuster nuts, and then tighten the locknuts (not standard, but worth adding).