Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - 2009 raleigh rush hour chain tensioner screw size?

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polobreaka
08-10-10, 02:29 PM
does anyone know the screw size for the chain tensioners? i cannot find this info anywhere.
thanks!
moldyshorts
08-10-10, 08:10 PM
mine takes a 5/64ths
o crap you mean size of the actual screw and not what allen key fits it. For that i can be of no use
polobreaka
08-11-10, 11:17 AM
thanks moldyshorts, at least i can have an idea of how big the screw is and go to local hardware store to buy a couple and match up. if you dont mind, can you post up a picture of how it is installed onto the bike so i can see what other hardwares are needed. i called my LBS that are Raleigh dealers and they dont know the answer. called Raleigh and they dont know either!
moldyshorts
08-11-10, 02:11 PM
Don't mind how very dirty this looks. I need to sit down and clean off the rust and stop over lubing my chain.
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and this is my bike for good measure. http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6018/dscn0175f.jpg
seejohnbike
08-11-10, 02:19 PM
well, if you have the other one, unscrew it all the way and bring it to a hardware store. they should have a pegboard with nuts and bolts on it, and you test the screw to see what size/threading you'll need.
if you have neither, just bring the bike in, explain whats up, and they should just let you try out bolts til you find the ones that work.
TejanoTrackie
08-11-10, 03:22 PM
Normally, those screws are metric, either M3 or M4.
polobreaka
08-11-10, 05:34 PM
thanks moldyshorts!
so it looks like just a long allen head screw. the head size doesnt really matter to me since i dont have both of them. i just need to know the thread size so i can find 2 screws to fit in there.
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