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10-06-10, 08:05 PM
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Adjusting chain
Hi i have got an 03 sv650 which i bought privately yesterday, it needs a full service etc but i need to use it for the next few days before its booked in for service.
I desperately need to adjust the chain as its slacker that a ball bag!!! Can i do it without the torque wrench?? I do have one but im away from home so i just have access to normal wrench. If it is ok what tightness would you recommend?? e.g. hand tightness or stand on the wrench?? (ive never done it without a torque wrench before) |
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10-06-10, 08:39 PM
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Re: Adjusting chain
Yes, noraml socket wrench should be fine. Just go hand tight with a bit of body weight behind it from above, no need to stand on it if you get what I mean, but a bit tighter than what you'd noamally do else where on a bike.
Enjoy the new bike. |
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11-06-10, 02:23 AM
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Re: Adjusting chain
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Follow Tim's directions, he's spot on when you're using a normal wrench. And also enjoy the bike 
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11-06-10, 08:15 AM
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Re: Adjusting chain
enjoy the bike.
I would invest in haynes as well
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11-06-10, 11:53 AM
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Re: Adjusting chain
got one with the bike when i bought it. Worth its weight in naked virgins!
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11-06-10, 11:59 AM
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You don't get many naked virgins for the weight of a haynes.
Unless they're malnourished babies... |
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11-06-10, 12:10 PM
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I once got a couple of clothed virgins in exchange for a Haynes manual, but not naked
 , seems I got duped.
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11-06-10, 02:08 PM
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Re: Adjusting chain
hahaha
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11-06-10, 04:09 PM
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Re: Adjusting chain
IIRC the K3 rear wheel spindle is 100Nm (curvey is 65Nm).
A useful guide, if you weigh around 80Kg (typical) that's 800N more or less, so half your weight (400N) on a typical wrench which is 250mm long (10") is about right. That's certainly a near enough guide for car wheel nuts when stuck at the side of a dark wet road with a flat.
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