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Has anyone adjusted their chain yet? I now have just over 1,000 miles and I did a check of mine last night and it was at 1 1/4....1/16 over the spec stated in the manual of 13/16 to 1 3/16..
After I loosened everything and adjusted the adjuster nut a half a turn clockwise on each side I measured the chain again and saw it was now too tight..so I loosened it..remeasured and its right at 13/16 if you push hard on the chain while measuring...
the adjuster nut is a 15mm wrench, the lock nut is a 12mm...the axle nut i'm not sure...didnt have a mm socket big enough so i used a 15/16..it worked just fine.
I also noticed that both of the adjuster lines on the little metal plates were NOT the same on both sides after my adjustment so I loosened the passenger side again to make it match the driver side..I don't know if it was ever the same as it should have been or if it moved when I had everything loose.
I also found that the lock nut and adjuster nut were already loose on the driver side before my wrench ever touched it and I was amazed at how easy the axle nut broke loose and turned...the manual says to tighten to 65 lbs torque, i dont have a torque wrench so I just tightened it down really good when I was done (alot tighter than it was when i loosened it)
After I loosened everything and adjusted the adjuster nut a half a turn clockwise on each side I measured the chain again and saw it was now too tight..so I loosened it..remeasured and its right at 13/16 if you push hard on the chain while measuring...
the adjuster nut is a 15mm wrench, the lock nut is a 12mm...the axle nut i'm not sure...didnt have a mm socket big enough so i used a 15/16..it worked just fine.
I also noticed that both of the adjuster lines on the little metal plates were NOT the same on both sides after my adjustment so I loosened the passenger side again to make it match the driver side..I don't know if it was ever the same as it should have been or if it moved when I had everything loose.
I also found that the lock nut and adjuster nut were already loose on the driver side before my wrench ever touched it and I was amazed at how easy the axle nut broke loose and turned...the manual says to tighten to 65 lbs torque, i dont have a torque wrench so I just tightened it down really good when I was done (alot tighter than it was when i loosened it)