Rhino 250 Chain Adjustment - Page 2

bugman2112 · 04-11-2020, 05:07 PM

Well I've been playing around with this for a few hours now. I have my chain tightness the way I want it. But nothing I do changes the fact that there's a 1/2 inch difference between the 2 sets of tires on either side. Not sure how relevant this is. I did notice when I tighten one of the side bolts that it creates slack in the opposit side bolt so when the chain was as tight as I preferred I just took up the slack in the other bolt instead of doing a turn by turn comparison.

FLASHLIGHTBOY · 04-11-2020, 07:46 PM

just make sure the spread is even … to 1/2 inch different... and the chain should be pretty tight .. within the 1/2 deflection.. the main thing is the spread... then you can back it off to get the chain tansion right.. … just make sure you tighten the bolts to hold everything..

bugman2112 · 04-12-2020, 01:53 PM

For fun, I just bought one of those chain adjustment tools on Amazon.
It clamps onto your rear sprocket, and has a guide which shows you the correct alignment. I have no confidence in my ability to measure to make sure I didn't screw it up, and now I am paranoid!

pillihp · 04-12-2020, 06:56 PM

Are you talking about aligning the rear axle? I measure from the center of the axle bolt to the adjuster plate. I shoot for 1/16” difference.

04-11-2020, 07:46 PM	#17
FLASHLIGHTBOY Join Date: May 2009 Location: SASKATOON Posts: 1,161	spread just make sure the spread is even … to 1/2 inch different... and the chain should be pretty tight .. within the 1/2 deflection.. the main thing is the spread... then you can back it off to get the chain tansion right.. … just make sure you tighten the bolts to hold everything.. __________________ DEALER FOR ZSTAR & GIO PRODUCTS, TAOTAO ABIBABA ATV ETC
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04-11-2020, 05:07 PM	#16
bugman2112 Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 18	Well I've been playing around with this for a few hours now. I have my chain tightness the way I want it. But nothing I do changes the fact that there's a 1/2 inch difference between the 2 sets of tires on either side. Not sure how relevant this is. I did notice when I tighten one of the side bolts that it creates slack in the opposit side bolt so when the chain was as tight as I preferred I just took up the slack in the other bolt instead of doing a turn by turn comparison.
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04-12-2020, 01:53 PM	#18
bugman2112 Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 18	For fun, I just bought one of those chain adjustment tools on Amazon. It clamps onto your rear sprocket, and has a guide which shows you the correct alignment. I have no confidence in my ability to measure to make sure I didn't screw it up, and now I am paranoid!
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04-12-2020, 06:56 PM	#19
pillihp Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 27	Are you talking about aligning the rear axle? I measure from the center of the axle bolt to the adjuster plate. I shoot for 1/16” difference.
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