Tue, 12 May 1998 12:40:46 +0100
- Message No. 2970
From: Chris Longhurst
Subject: Front sprocket problem
On my way home last night, my chain starting making an awful noise. When
I got home I popped the @ up on it's centrestand and went looking for
the source of the noise. It was the chain rubbing against the inside of
the front sprocket cover. "Odd!" I thought to myself, so I took the
cover off to take a look. To my surprise, the front sprocket is
_extremely_ loose. The retaining clamp is bolted on securely, but the
whole assembly has so much motion in it that it has moved right to the
outside of the gear shaft and pushed the chain up against the inside of
the cover. I went to my Honda dealer this morning and told him, and he
said that a fair amount of movement is normal in the front sprocket, but
that what I had was far too much. Upon closer inspection, the retaining
clamp, which should be the same thickness all round, was a little, how
shall we say, "worn" around it's teeth. In fact, the teeth on the inside
of the ring look like they're about half the thickness of the rest of
the clamp.
A new sprocket and clamp have been ordered.
Has anyone else seen this type of wear? Is this sort of movement normal
on the AT? - I thought the front sprocket had to be secure!
Has anyone else managed to polish the outside of their chain to a nice
bright metal-effect by having it rub against the inside of the sprocket
cover?
"Aaalrighty then" - Ace Ventura.
Chris Longhurst, Flight Simulator Graphics Modeller.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/
Work:clonghur@es.com
Home:chrisl@audicoupe.demon.co.uk

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