Chain Adjustment Question

[Rocky_imp]

Have not had that problem. I have not needed to adjust my chain between scheduled service intervals or tire changes. I have 31,000 miles on this chain and Honda is not recommending changing it at this time.

I'm not surprised at the longevity of the chain. I've had similar good luck with chains.
If you care for it the life can be amazingly long.

[olekzap_imp]

Have not had that problem. I have not needed to adjust my chain between scheduled service intervals or tire changes. I have 31,000 miles on this chain and Honda is not recommending changing it at this time.

Starting to wonder if maybe I'm being paranoid about this for some reason. Maybe I need to measure the slack better. This thread is a small sample size but I'm the only one so far that has had this issue, might just be user error. I'm going to measure / adjust this weekend and really make sure I'm not missing anything. Although every situation is different, it seems like I may not be as close to needing a new chain as I thought.

This might not be the best thing, but I haven't been using my torque wrench on the axle nut because I have to remove my exhaust to fit it in there. I was pretty positive I was tightening it enough because it's still very tight when I go to loosen it but I'll probably go ahead and use it this time. Who knows, maybe I'm not getting the axle tight enough and it's slipped forward very slightly. It doesn't take much movement to change the chain's slack.

[LongRanger_imp]

14k on my CB and I honestly have no idea if the chain is properly adjusted or not. Aside from giving it a cleaning and a blast of chain lube every so often, I ignore it.

[use2b_imp]

I've never adjusted and seldom lube . must say it is harder without a center stand but i getter dun

[the Ferret]

Adjust it to correct tension per instructions below and then do 2 things. See if you are in the red zone, green zone or even made it to the green zone on the sticker on the chain adjuster/ swingarm (Post 6 in the tute below). Try and pull the chain off the sprocket at the rear..pull straight back and see if you see a gap between chain and dip between teeth on sprocket


http://www.cb1100forum.com/forum/showthr...p?tid=7158

[kennyw]

I replaced my factory chain and sprockets at 26K just to be safe before a long road trip last year. I'm now over 40K and had to adjust it for the first time since that replacement.

[olekzap_imp]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I checked and I am getting very close to the red zone so I made an appointment to have a new DID chain and sprockets installed next weekend. I'm pretty sure after that I shouldn't have to worry about the stretching as much.

[cb4me?_imp]

I have 609 miles on my bike now and adjusted the chain 200 miles ago because I noticed lash in the drivetrain. It was loose. Still in spec now though.

[Stichill_imp]

Running a chain too tight is far worse than running it too loose. Some people reduce the chain slack below spec, thinking that will cut driveline lash. However the chain gets strained whenever the rear suspension compresses, stretching it prematurely. The cycle of taking up slack, stretching, and taking up slack can wreck a chain in short order.

[Wisedrum]

Not only it will shorten the chain life it also can or even will damage the transmission output bearing, where the sprocket is held. So a slightly loose chain is better than a too tight one.

Wisedrum