Adjusting your chain

I don't recall where it was on the web, but the guy posted it was like 90 minutes with his airbrush...

 

looks like alot of work to me ?

 

Holy freakin' tweaker project, Batman! I hope that not all Canadians are doing Crystal to get through the winter........

 

Right!

a cause of this can be poorly machined rear sprockets!

 

Awesome write-up. Thank you. I just did my chain yesterday. Took about 2 minutes total time (of course I read the article so I knew what to do. Without it, it would have taken my hours ... ). I want to second the other comment about leaving the side stand down even though u have it on the center stand .. my bike fell over twice (thankfully onto the side stand) during the turning of the bearing holder. The first time got me unawares but the 2nd time I was ready for .. u can kinda gauge how much of pressure it takes for turning it results in forward momentum causing the bike to fall of the center stand. Thanks again for an awesome article.

 

I knew us Canucks were a proud bunch and a bit off the wall but someone'd got waaaaaayy too much free time, should be hunting moose or deer at that time of year but I'm guessing it musta been beer:30 when this was done:unsure:

 

Adjusting the chain is a nice and quick procedure, compared to some other bikes out there. Just replaced the chain on my 6th gen yesterday, that's a bit more work and time consuming. Didn't realize you need a special tool to flare the ends of the pins on the master link. I have a standard chain tool I use on my dirt bike, and it worked fine for removing my old chain, but had to take the bike down to my local bike shop to secure the master link.

 

wow. that avatar gives me the creeps.

 

Torque specs

Does anyone know what the torque specs would be for that bolt on a 5th Gen?

 

I searched through the Service manual, and didn't see it. Anyone know?

 

When in doubt, I do "knuckle white tight". Ride it and recheck.

 

if I'm reading it right it's saying 40ftlbs but I use the rule of thump in,if it feels tight it must be. I'm the one that has to loosen it.
found it in the factory shop manual, section on torque values. it's under the rear wheel part on the pinch bolt, which is a 10mm bolt

 

Not sure for 5th gen, but for 6th gen it says 54 lbf-ft.

 

Hello everyone. Regarding the bearing tension bolt...my owner' s manual says 54 ft lbs for the 2001, but I have a question...

I am new to the forum and have read everything I can find about drive chain tension but am still a bit confused.

If I sit on my bike, the chain is tighter than otherwise, so I do understand (I think) that you want to adjust the slack when a rider's weight is in the saddle. But how about hot vs cold.

My 2001 VFR has much more slack in the chain when cold...after a ride it tightens up. So do I want the recommended slack at riding temp with a rider, or cold with a rider?

Any clarification will be greatly appreciated!

 

I would say that the chain should be less tight when hot..... I'm wondering if you're not finding the tightest point on the chain, when checking....

 

Hey Monk,

That is what I expected to see as well, but it is not the case. I am checking the slack through the full rotation of the chain.

Next time you ride yours, check both cold and hot and let me know what you find, (if it is not too much trouble). Thanks!

 

man your swingarm is dirty.....also use belray self adjusting chain lube works everytime:thumbsup:

 

thanks WhiteKnight! i had great success following the instructions and pics in your post. it was even easier than i expected.

i kept the bike on the sidestand, which of course means that the back wheel was on the ground. i just was cautious not to push/pull so hard with the tools as to dump the bike over. no complaints. i wish i had a torque wrench but i tried to get it as tight as it was when i loosened it.