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Canadian Daves JustKDX
laser sprocket alignment
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[QUOTE="Jaybird, post: 661024, member: 22283"] See, the correct adjustment for the chain is only when the chain is in one position...it's tightest. Which for most is when the swingarm is in a straight line between CS and rear shaft. In all other postions the drive train will be looser than when it is in the condition I describe. You must be certain that your tension is correct for the tight situation or else jeapardize the components of the drive. If you set your tension spot-on with a screw adjuster and it loosens just a bit during your ride, you can effectively get the exact adjustment back. Not so with a cam type adjuster. You may well be in between adjustment. And for that reason I CAN single out snail adjusters. Granted it's not of great concern that you are a bit too loose, but being a bit too tight, which can easily happen if you aren't careful, can and will be a problem. Remember that on a sprocket take-up, when you move the adjuster only 1/16" you are actually removing 1/8" of travel. (1/16" on a side = 1/8" chain distance) It doesn't take much screw at all to make the chain drastically move. The snails aren't precision enough for this. Yes, I do feel you need the precision of the screw type adjusters, but only if you want to be correct. So many live with being less than, and thats OK if you are happy with it. [/QUOTE]
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