Is this normal? (tight chain on new freewheel)
01-31-05, 07:27 PM
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Is this normal? (tight chain on new freewheel)
I've got a new freewheel (AC 888 15t 3/32) and the chain (3/32) doesn't line up with the cog smoothly. The width is fine-- the problem is in the other dimension (lateral?). I have to press it onto the cog. A BMX friend of mine says that it'll wear in but he hasn't actually seen it. Is this normal? It doesn't seem so. I'm waiting for my chainring so I can't really test this out yet.
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01-31-05, 11:51 PM
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Did you get a new chain? Either your chain's way stretched or there's something fishy about the sizing.
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Ditto on that sounding like a stretched chain - is that a used chain?
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Got a new chain today and guess what... no problem. The chainwhip I used to tighten the thing didn't fit-- how stretched could a chainwhip get? I guess enough.
Thanks,
Chuckie
Thanks,
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