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gmoney maker
03-24-05, 09:11 PM
so i bought a tandem at a garage sale 8$ i was fixing it up. i took off this thing in the middle of the chain now i cant figure out how it goes back on. the thing has to little plastic wheels.


Brian
03-24-05, 11:17 PM
That's the idler for the timing chain. Without photos, I can't say what's gone wrong, but it should somehow keep tension on the chain that connects the two cranksets.