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[QUOTE="bbbom, post: 829077, member: 16301"] Thanks for the welcome back. :cool: I've been lurking around but been lazy about posting and haven't done anything too exciting, just a few nice rides at home and playing pitmom for the kids. Most stock chains are pretty cheap and will wearout. You should check your sprocket too cause a chain that is worn or that has been out of adjustment can wear out the sprockets pretty easily. To check your chain for proper slack, put the bike in neutral and pull up on the chain above the swingarm halfway between the two sprockets. You should have about 2 1/4" of space from the top of the swingarm to the bottom of the chain. To adjust the slack just loosen the rear axle nut, loosen the adjusters and slide the wheel back until you get proper slack. Snug up the adjusters, making sure that they are both on the same indicator marks on the swingarm, then holding the wheel in place (sit on a chair and push against the wheel) tighten the axle nut then the adjuster nuts. Make sure you get your axle nut TIGHT and the adjuster nuts should be pretty tight too! It isn't hard to do but it takes some practice to figure out how to make sure you get the adjusters even. If they aren't even, your chain will not be straight and it will wear out faster. If you do a search on the Repair Forum, I'm sure there's lots of info on chain adjustment & sprockets. [/QUOTE]
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