genral chain question

Ok folks I tried the paddock stand I picked up at the nec yesterday. First thing is. Jesus its but of a faff getting those cups under the chain, on the swing arm, etc when its on a slope and your holding the bile up as well. I ended up getting the missus to help but I cant see how you could do it on your own. Any advice please? And yea I can see how getting bobbins would be easier but it would require more ££ (which I don’t have)

So I started on the chain and WOW soooo much easier. And I got soo much crap off the chain it was unreal. Now it gave me the opportunity to rotate the rear wheel (instead of moving it up and down the path) and it sounded a little gritty in the chain. After a bit it seemed to be coming from a block of plastic on the front of the swing arm that the chain slides on. Should this be cleaned whenever I do the chain? If not is it ok? I gave the back wheel a good old shake and it doesn’t seem to be that either. Maybe its just chain noise? Not sure so any advice is welcomed.

Ok finally I managed to get a mixture of paraffin and chain wax everywhere. Not only on the clothes I was wearing but also on (and not limited to) light switches, upvc doors and windows the flags outback and the rear tyre. Any ideas on how to get it off? (especially the doors)

I prefer the fork and bobbin type stands, far easier to align....



As for doing it by yourself, locate the paddock stand under the swingarm then grab the bike grab handle and haul the bike upright. Put your hand/foot on the end of the stand an push it down.

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

it sounded a little gritty in the chain. After a bit it seemed to be coming from a block of plastic on the front of the swing arm that the chain slides on.

Is the chain to slack, could be that when it is spinning at speed it is digging into the chain slider. I tend to clean this area too, and old damp cloth across it is enough.

yea bobbins would have been the way forward had i thourght about it and taken peoples advice. However the general consensus was that i would drop it on my yard bit anyways due to the slope so didnt want to risk spending too much.

Yea the slider thing. Its allways rested on that. Is it not supposed to?

mine had this grinding sort of sound your talking about and it did seem to be coming from the slider, how much movement should be in the chain??

20-30mm

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

20-30mm

Shouldnt touch the swing arm then! Best adjust that soon

Mine is between 20-30mm and it does still run on that block

Originally Posted by arcdef

Shouldnt touch the swing arm then! Best adjust that soon

It will touch the chain slider, it should glide over it rather than chew it up.

what i meant was when lifting the chain up from the bottom it shouldn't touch the actual swing arm! pretty sure mine has plenty of adjustment left so should be ok!

whats the best method as wont it have a higher load when resting on wheel but would i not need the wheel off the ground to do it??

cheers

20-30mm with the bike on the side stand, measure from the bottom run of the chain in the area between the footpeg and rear sprocket.