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RAMHawk19 · 09-23-2019, 11:26 AM

I've done some searching but have yet to find a thread that resolves my issue...

I am running the stock chain and sprockets (at the moment). For the life of me I cannot get the chain within spec as far as the slack goes. It always seems to "re-tighten" itself once I start riding. I had it adjusted using the 1 inch/3 finger method, road for 15 miles and now it's back to being way too tight. Does anyone have a step by step procedure for insuring proper adjustment of the chain and tire alignment?

Tire alignment- I also noticed the driver side of the bike was 3.5 lines back and the pass side 4 lines back. When I adjusted them to be the same either the chain would become too loose or too tight. What is the remedy for this? I also noticed the pass side swing arm where the axle bolt goes through it looks like it bent the arm at the axle bolt hole. It bent it inward? I was thinking of bending it back with a pry bar and adding a large washer to the axle bolt to spread the load to a wider footprint against the swing arm. Has anyone experienced this?

09-23-2019, 11:26 AM	#1
RAMHawk19 Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 4	Chain and Wheel Adjustment I've done some searching but have yet to find a thread that resolves my issue... I am running the stock chain and sprockets (at the moment). For the life of me I cannot get the chain within spec as far as the slack goes. It always seems to "re-tighten" itself once I start riding. I had it adjusted using the 1 inch/3 finger method, road for 15 miles and now it's back to being way too tight. Does anyone have a step by step procedure for insuring proper adjustment of the chain and tire alignment? Tire alignment- I also noticed the driver side of the bike was 3.5 lines back and the pass side 4 lines back. When I adjusted them to be the same either the chain would become too loose or too tight. What is the remedy for this? I also noticed the pass side swing arm where the axle bolt goes through it looks like it bent the arm at the axle bolt hole. It bent it inward? I was thinking of bending it back with a pry bar and adding a large washer to the axle bolt to spread the load to a wider footprint against the swing arm. Has anyone experienced this?
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