Tech help: Chain adjusting 750 Kawasaki

External Since: Jul 04, 2007 Posts: 1

Chain was loose, so tried to tighten it, put new adjusting bolts
in .While moving tire the chain seems to not ride in sprocket in one
area kind of binds a bit, is this caused by a miss adjustment on one
side? Looks like wheel is turning perfect when turning on center
stand? Thanks for any help. Terry

External Since: Jul 04, 2007 Posts: 2

On Jul 4, 5:21?am, flyman wrote:
> Chain was loose, so tried to tighten it, put new adjusting bolts
> in .While moving tire the chain seems to not ride in sprocket in one
> area kind of binds a bit, is this caused by a miss adjustment on one
> side?

If your wheel isn't straight in the swing arm, you'll see that the
sprockets are shiny from wear on the sides of the teeth.

If you look down in between the chain's inner link plates, you'll see
that they are worn shiny from misalignment.

The hardened steel pins inside the links and the softer bushing are
what wears in a chain and makes the chain seem to have "stretched".

The pins and bushings don't wear evenly, some wear out quicker than
others, so you wind up with tight places and loose places in the chain
even after you've adjusted it.

And, once the rubber o-rings have stopped sealing the grease inside
the chain, some links will bind up and make the chain look a little
zig-zaggy in the bottom run.

The binding links will not follow the small drive sprocket and they
will make a clunky noise.

Trying to straighten out binding links doesn't work, there is no
lubricant inside the pins any more, just dirt.

Time for a new chain.