Need quick help Priamry chain adjustment
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Need quick help Priamry chain adjustment
My step dad has a 02 883 and the primary chain is super loose. Can someone post a how to for the adjustment please. I want to do it for him tonight so we can ride this weekend and his chain is so loose I can move it with my finger from the inspection hole about 1" give or take. We do not hear it making nosie, but it just seem way to loose to me.
Thansk in advance.
Thansk in advance.
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Dude thnaks again so much! I'm going to adjust it this weekend. His chain is loose! You don't hear it making nosie while riding, but if you take the inspection cover off it is very floppy with your finger. There is more then 1/2" of play when warm if i have to guess.
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It may not be exact but after following the above instructions in my manual a couple times I now just take off the inspection cover when it's cold and adjust the free play by exactly the width of the chain (ie: wherever the top of the chain is when hanging loose I adjust it so the bottom of the chain is at the same point when lifted), works fine for me and it's quick and easy.
Please don't flame me for being lazy
Please don't flame me for being lazy
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You can also do a search on xlforum.net. There is a thread on doing the adjustment that I followed and was really good. It's done with the motor running, based on sound, and test rides. Worked like a charm.