Chain adjustment

[PoppetM 16,834]

Does it come with easy to folllow instructions, I.e you don't need an entire workshop? Mine is fine at the moment but may need tweaking in the future....

[Guest Hati]

4 hours ago, trisaki said:

Chain  monkey is fine but they forget to tell you  to find the tightest part of the chain first and adjust on that point  not just anywhere  along the chain length  

 

It's in the instructions...

[trisaki 2,029]

It may be in the instructions  but it's not mentioned  on the video 

[Guest Flanker37]

On 24/10/2016 at 8:36 AM, Tex said:

 

My son has one of those so, just out of interest, I tried it out. Works well.

I've just order one, you know what's happening with my chain....

[Guest James Russell]

Cleaned off my chain last night and there is more movement than 35mm. Still over an inch away from the swing arm though. I haven't heard it slapping about wither. And all seems to be running fine. Nothing was said when I had it serviced about 1000miles ago.

 

Out of interest what would a garage charge to make this adjustment. Only reason I ask is that not everyone will have a socket that size. I have a pretty good socket set, but doesn't quite go to the size needed.

[Guest Flanker37]

I think most places are around £40hr, but its a half hour job at best

 

Might be worth buying the sockets

Edited October 28, 2016 by Flanker37

[Tex 36,817]

I might be wrong (not unusual) but doesn't the bike toolkit have the correct size spanner for the wheel spindle nut?

[Guest sykospain]

Thanks for pointing that out Mark;  I'll get one this week before the Sterling sinks to below Euro parity.

"Re m i n d   you of anything ??"

[RussB644 379]

Thanks for collective input on this subject. I've naively little experience of chain tensions  and what's good and not so good! Have now gained some experience with a good clean up and tensioning this evening - test run tomorrow and see how it goes.

Edited November 14, 2016 by RussB644