07-02-2018, 12:48 AM
(07-01-2018, 04:46 PM)Jfro5687_imp Wrote: TBH as long as the rear wheel is off the ground and its not in gear i can't see why method A and B should/would give different results? There can only be a finite ampunt of slack in the chain and as soon as the top run is nice and tight whatever slack there is in the bottom run can be measured. I might have a look myself........
Yes, I'm now thinking the same thing, but with an additional point: From it's resting position, pushing the bottom run up OR down will make the top run tight, and show the amount of slack. However measuring the difference between up & down will show 2x the slack.
Looking at the owners manual again, and the service manual, I'll be using method B (ie. measuring just by pushing up from resting position). If you look at the diagram, I believe Honda is showing the chain resting position with bold print. Let's call this the "From" position. The diagram includes a greyed-out position above the "From" position, showing the "To" position for measuring. If Honda wanted the slack to be measured using method A, then I think we'd see a greyed-out position both above, and below, the resting position in the diagram.