Rear sprocket free play

linuxmann · 05-26-2009, 12:47 PM

My rear sprocket has a little free play side to side. I'm not sure how to adjust this or if this is normal. It has the rear drum brake...not sure if that matters. Is this something I need to adjust?

culcune · 05-26-2009, 12:49 PM

my guess is no. can you tighten the bolts at all?

FastDoc · 05-26-2009, 01:03 PM

Depends on the bike but probably normal and harmless if the bike is a Lifanoid? Is the sprocket held on with a large circlip? The 4 bolts only hold the pins for the cush drive. tightening them will not help.

linuxmann · 05-26-2009, 01:04 PM

yeah the 4 bolts are tight...i was checking the chain tension and noticed it was loose so it kind of worried me, but it doesn't look like it can be tightened up

FastDoc · 05-26-2009, 01:05 PM

You're good to go. Chalk it up to Chinese tolerences

katoranger · 05-26-2009, 01:31 PM

You're fine. Most are that way.

The only real solution is to shim between the sprocket and the circlip.

Allen

linuxmann · 05-26-2009, 02:25 PM

Thanks for the help! I haven't really been around bikes much so I'm a bit of a newbie. Otherwise the bike is running great. I'm still tweaking some things but I didn't think I could have this much fun on a $400 bike.

FastDoc · 05-26-2009, 02:37 PM

Part of the fun is how little they cost. It feels like cheating!

maupin81 · 05-29-2009, 08:20 PM

If your bike is anything like mine it has rubber bushings in it and they are most likely wore out.

05-26-2009, 12:47 PM	#1
linuxmann Join Date: May 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 69	Rear sprocket free play My rear sprocket has a little free play side to side. I'm not sure how to adjust this or if this is normal. It has the rear drum brake...not sure if that matters. Is this something I need to adjust?
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05-26-2009, 01:03 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Depends on the bike but probably normal and harmless if the bike is a Lifanoid? Is the sprocket held on with a large circlip? The 4 bolts only hold the pins for the cush drive. tightening them will not help. __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-26-2009, 01:05 PM	#5
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	You're good to go. Chalk it up to Chinese tolerences __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-26-2009, 01:31 PM	#6
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	You're fine. Most are that way. The only real solution is to shim between the sprocket and the circlip. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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05-26-2009, 02:37 PM	#8
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Part of the fun is how little they cost. It feels like cheating! __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-26-2009, 12:49 PM	#2
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	my guess is no. can you tighten the bolts at all?
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05-26-2009, 01:04 PM	#4
linuxmann Join Date: May 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 69	yeah the 4 bolts are tight...i was checking the chain tension and noticed it was loose so it kind of worried me, but it doesn't look like it can be tightened up
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05-26-2009, 02:25 PM	#7
linuxmann Join Date: May 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 69	Thanks for the help! I haven't really been around bikes much so I'm a bit of a newbie. Otherwise the bike is running great. I'm still tweaking some things but I didn't think I could have this much fun on a $400 bike.
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05-29-2009, 08:20 PM	#9
maupin81 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 24	If your bike is anything like mine it has rubber bushings in it and they are most likely wore out.
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