How Do You Adjust Your Chain |
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Using the Taco Moto Co Chain Adjuster on the 2023 KTM 300XC. Also replacing the stock chain guide with an Acerbis plastic one.
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I'm a 3 finger guy
Did that tool come with a sticker? I’m only getting one if it comes with a sticker
It does and root beer candy!!
I have about 20 tacomoto stickers you can have, lol
A. I guess if you don't have a tape measure.
B. TM came out with a replaceable wear piece on the bottom which would be fine if you watch it and change out prior to the chain wearing down the metal pins that hold it together but who is going to do that? Not me obviously. I am too busy riding.
Hahaha. Of course I do but this is a pretty cool little widget. And I usually destroy the entire chain guide before I wear them out
Just a FYI to you guys that Taco Moto chain tensioner is KTM specific- ordered one doesn’t work with my sherco gave it to my buddy with a ktm cool gift idea 🎉
Standard EXC/XCW guides are plastic with no metal and slimmer than the others I've seen.
You certain? I have 2 XC-W's (2019 and 2023) in my garage and both have the standard KTM guide with the metal plate in it. I also have a 2020 EXC-F and it is the same as well.
Older than you young guy. 😆
And for +30 years I usually use a steel rule to check chain tension on offroad & street bikes.
For the KTM I cut a 3/8" diameter round wood handle off an old paint brush. Flat on both ends. Drew the 2 black line on it for the chain slack spec area.
Simple, no cost, light weight and biodegradable if I lose it.
Simply hold it next to the chain and on the swingarm next to the back end of the chain wear piece on the top of the swingarm. This is 1/2 way between the front & rear sprockets.
Lift the chain and see if the bottom of the chain is between the 2 black lines.
Takes 3 seconds to know if adjusted OK or not.
I don't worry much about it personally. I generally just make sure it isn't binding and call it good. But this little thing is pretty cool
@@highlandcycles I was trying to show you how cheap an old fart can be. 🤣
I saw the Taco chain thing 6 or so months ago. Nice tool.
But I had already cheaped out making mine. You can imagine the time, skill and love that went into making mine. 😆😏
Set it to spec and then test with your own fingers. 58mm is pretty spot on 3 fingers.
Compared to my chaintesion that looked loose to me.
Its like oil EVERYONE thinks they know
But only I know ...
Hahahaha
When is fishing season🤷🏼♂️
I have a bunch of those small 6ft measuring tapes all over my garage and all of my glove boxes, I ride a yz 250 and I keep it at 2 inches give or take a 16th of an inch. I run aluminum sprockets and if you go an a few rides with a loose chain you will eat up those sprockets fast and if you keep the chain adjusted right they last 2-3x longer.
Either I run my chain way too tight or your chain looks really loose.
It's not too loose. It is within spec no matter how you check it. Also I like it a little loose vs tight.
My method of checking chain tension is, with the bike on the ground I put my chest on the rear of the seat, grab the end of the swing-arm with my left hand and pull as hard as I can and feel the chain slop with my right hand. It works really well for me. Iv'e struggled with all of the different methods including removing the shock. I'm able to compress the swing-arm right into the "sweet spot" where the chain is tightest. Very scientific I know.
Perfect in my opinion
I do the same, just pull it down till the swingarm, sprocket and axle are in line.
That's the way I double check mine after taking it off the stand.
I Never bothered measuring the chain, if it looks loose I tighten it a bit till the tension is up/down the chain thickness
Cannot help but post and say I always use a steel rule to measure and adjust chains I’ve never used the 2-3 finger method that is just a lazy man’s way. The taco moto chain adjuster is also just a lazy way of doing the the job the right way with a steel rule. No offense to anyone that doesn’t do it my way but I cannot see buying a 10$ block of plastic when you can use a tool you probably already have a tape measure.
Hahaahaha, it is funny how many people actually use a machinist rule. That is cool. I have always done it a lazy way and I get over 150 hrs out of a chain. 500+ out of the rear sprocket I use. Guess it works just fine.
I've always used a machinist rule as well. I've got a few of them floating around.
Yeah I just put them on a stand and use a tape measure as well. Takes about 1 minute to make sure it's right per the book. I'm an ejection seat mechanic, so I'm used to exact tolerances lol. Kinda get off on it.
The 2023 chain adjustment should be 60 mm it is different than the 22 and older because of the new swing arm th-cam.com/video/au5-27pkoDU/w-d-xo.html The block is for the older ktm 55- 58 mm
I heard that. So far mine has been great at this tension (This was the first time I used the tool)
If you can slip 3 fingers in, you don't need to bother with lube
Bwahahahahaha
So I never check chain tension with tire off the ground. I of course adjust it on the stand but I'm not sure if the tension would be different . I have the shop and owners manual I guess I need to look
It obviously changes with travel but this is setup to do it with the wheel off the ground. Lots of ways to skin the cat.
I have used calipers and use the bottom at 55 mm. Mine are always handy. I use them way more than I ever thought I wood. I actually measured my 3 fingers. They are 2.25 inches which works out to 57.15mm. Right in the 55 to 58 pocket. Its at the loose end, but I don't mind my chain a bit loose. I can lock the caliper at 55mm. Set there where I need.... Pull up on the chain to the base of the calipers and use the stick poking out of the bottom to measure. I also have a chunk of wood that is 55mm with 55mm scribbled on it. Checked the wood with said calipers. Tossed that in travel tool box. I can just it where it needs to be (at the back of the top chain guide. I have wanted to buy on of the little cool guy taco shaped 3 printed jobbers for a while now. Seems slick and easy. My plywood block being wood is a good gauge until its not!
Just measured three of my fingers and they are 55mm 😂 Looks like a good tool though.
Does the tension on the chain change throughout the suspension travel? I remember in my ATV days if the center of the swing arm pivot lined up right with the cent of the front sprocket the chain tension didn't change.
It does which is why you have to have slack.
I think chain tensioning is overrated because when I kept it properly tensioned, my sprockets wore faster. I can't remember the last time I adjusted my chain, and I have had zero issues. My sprockets look really good, with over 110 hours on my 300.
Loose is better than tight.
New some who left the chain overly loose and a stick poked it off resulting in the chain slapping a hole in the the engine case. Which drained the oil.
When I used to roadrace superbikes I had a chain on the snug side. It snapped exiting a corner & luckily the unloading of the suspension did not cause a crash. But a good scarey wobble.
Nice one 👍
@morgan, what is the dimension of that block? there is a video out on KTM talk with a husqy tech saying the airbox and the manual are wrong.... he says the 23's should have 65mm with the bike on a stand.
The block is 28mm but that is just the measurement from the guide up. That’s what mine has been set to this whole time and it’s been good.
Take a look at the video I mentioned, the chain gets super tight as the rear wheel travels up with the new design.
@@jasonlash544 I will for sure. Need to just take the shock off and check it.
@@highlandcycles yeah, not a big fan of the fact the manual still says the same amount of slack from the previous generation. But that tech said the 65 is 👍
@@jasonlash544 mine must be good. Gonna run it. Hahahaha
Been there, done that, real pain to get the chain back on. I, too, slammed a rock. I have been riding for over 50 years, only time it ever happened. I don’t think it had anything to do with chain tension. Just the right hit to derail the chain on that particular occasion. I used an Acerbis guide for a while. It didn’t hold up. The rub block can get knocked out if you ride a lot of gnarly terrain.
That’s what I’m worried about
#3 Screwdriver shaft at the 3 o'clock position! tighten against the shaft rotate up and out. Perfect tension
Great tip