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Keychain woes?
dude...:
mine was rough as balls at first too, but its better now. my wonky chainline due to my drive side hubguard didnt help either i dont reckon
G:
--- Quote from: Professor Horatio Hufnagel on October 05, 2015, 07:20:52 AM ---I can't get mine smooth, and the only factor left is my Ratchet. Any ideas?
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Sorry if this seems obvious but have you tried a bit of lube? The oil that chain companies put on at the factory is more about preventing corrosion in the box than quiet smooth operation.
:)
G.
GUMP_:
Can't say I noticed the key chain ran rougher than my old collapse chain
weedbix:
--- Quote from: G on October 06, 2015, 06:49:57 AM ---
--- Quote from: Professor Horatio Hufnagel on October 05, 2015, 07:20:52 AM ---I can't get mine smooth, and the only factor left is my Ratchet. Any ideas?
--- End quote ---
Sorry if this seems obvious but have you tried a bit of lube? The oil that chain companies put on at the factory is more about preventing corrosion in the box than quiet smooth operation.
:)
G.
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That was a very fair call. Half the reason I change chains so often is that I prefer the factory lube. Lube didn't help however (I already tried)
I did notice something though, unless I am tripping HARD; The Keychain seems longer than the 510 it replaced. I aligned/secured one end of both chains using the 510's pin in the allen key slot of the keychain, pulled them straight, and the keychain was longer by a small but visible amount. I mounted the 510 on the bike again and had to move the wheel forward to avoid the chain being too tight. To be clear, the keychain was slack at a wheel position where the 510 was not
dude...:
that would explain why monty mitchs was riding high in the middle of the contact area on the sprocket. pre stretched a little too far making the spacing between the rollers slightly too far. i run my chains slack as fuck and my sprockets pretty old now so didnt notice any issues personally but on a newer drive setup it could be an issue
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