Trust me... it'll slide. Push on the pins while you wiggle the chain side to side. The link will push out.Hmm Okay I’ll try again just didn’t want to go hard On it ... I don’t see this sliding anywhere
Trust me... it'll slide. Push on the pins while you wiggle the chain side to side. The link will push out.Hmm Okay I’ll try again just didn’t want to go hard On it ... I don’t see this sliding anywhere
If you have a rattle gun no problems. It can also be done without. You do bring up a good point. If he plans on removing the sprocket he probably should loosen the sprocket nut before removing the chain.The chain needs to be there if the Sprocket shall be removed. Or tightened .
Yup, watched that this morning and tried itWatch this.
The do look a bit bigger than the holes though. You can kinda see in pic. I’ll clean that link tomorrow so I can get a clearer look and grab some penetrating oilSince you showed that you have a clip the heads should not be bigger than the holes in the link. May need some penetrating oil and time. Instead of tap,tap,tap may have to go to rap,rap,rap.
Good lucks.
Did you loosen and slide the rear tire forward slightly? That helps take the load off the pins.... and makes reassembly much easier too.The do look a bit bigger than the holes though. You can kinda see in pic. I’ll clean that link tomorrow so I can get a clearer look and grab some penetrating oil
I did not! I'll try that as well.Did you loosen and slide the rear tire forward slightly? That helps take the load off the pins.... and makes reassembly much easier too.
Trust me... the pins will fit through the holes. They went in to connect the ends... they'll come back out to disconnect them.
Maybe too late by now, but make sure you have a good strong battery in your VOM. They last a long time but eventually do need to be replaced. I started getting inconsistent readings on mine awhile back, especially when trying to measure low resistance levels on the ohms scale, and finally put in a new battery when I couldn't think of anything else to try. That solved my problem.Welp, this is strange. Measures a little shy of 2in, so about 49-50ish mm. Cover went on okay just placing it this afternoon so I figured I was seeing/feeling things that weren't real last night, but then just now it didn't seem to fit on right again--it's acting like a seesaw around the pushrod area, not going flush on right or left at the same time. It has been getting dark both times I've had problems so I'm just going to have to look at it again tomorrow. @Jan_P Yeah I can see rod is going in the right place, that doesn't seem to be the issue.
That's the weird thing--I can't get a stable reading crossing the wires, that's why I haven't deducted. Sometimes it's 0, other times it's .7, then it's .4 to .3 to .2 to .1...and so on. Whichever number does show, it never stays on screen. I have it set to the OHM setting...all I can think of is there's some special trick with this meter I haven't realized.
Load test was good! 12.4V after killing it. 12.03V 30 minutes later (key still "on" with this reading; 12.3 with key off). Surprising...
Stator wire exam
I couldn't get too close or pull it apart too much without taking off the chain--which I was running out of time to do cuz it was dark and haven't done that before. I'll get at it tomorrow. I did however rig up a thing to move chain enough and peel back hosing a bit carefully to get to this:
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(More pics in thumbnail gallery). From what I can see, inside the outer rubber housing there's (at least) 3 rope like wires and at least one of those is showing fraying, or at least it's worn to the inside (the silver bits)
Ahaaa, so you must mean coming in from the outside of the cover by opening this guy (below).At the other end, under the l/h cover, loosen the locknut with a ring spanner, wind the screw in the centre inwards - clockwise - until you feel it just touch the ball bearing, then back it out a small amount, maybe 1/8 turn. Hold the screw in that position as you tighten the locknut. Check play at the lever - should be just a little bit of free play.
It's brand new, but maybe the battery was not so new or good...Maybe too late by now, but make sure you have a good strong battery in your VOM. They last a long time but eventually do need to be replaced. I started getting inconsistent readings on mine awhile back, especially when trying to measure low resistance levels on the ohms scale, and finally put in a new battery when I couldn't think of anything else to try. That solved my problem.
Ahaaa, so you must mean coming in from the outside of the cover by opening this guy (below).
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I'd briefly tried opening it but then figured I better not as I wasn't sure that was to be lifted and the only entry point looks like a little divot on the bottom and a Phillips didn't lift it. I'll look at that again tomorrow as i think it will resolve some of the "off" feel in the adjustment now. I was adjusting it from the inside. Perhaps it pops out when I'm screwing from the inside, I usually have exterior of cover on ground.