1993 Harley Davidson XLH Sportster 883 "tighten chain" Questions

tighten the chain. You want to adjust the chain so that you have 1 inch up and down play in the chain. By this I mean 1/2" above center and 1/2" below center of the chain as it sits on the bike, 1" up

...tighten the chain, lower it to loosen the chain. The chain should have 3/8" to 1/2" of movement with the engine cold. Usually the final drive belt won't make a rattling noise since it's a ...

tighten chain Thanks for contacting FixYa. I was just reviewing some of the old unsolved problems and wanted to make sure your question gets resolved. Chain can be correctly tightened by loosening the

...chain .tighten rear wheel.turn the rear wheel by hand and the chain get massive slack till you get to the point you started .please help let me know how to fix you need a new chain. the old chain has ...

...good - NOW tighten the axle...do not over tighten. THEN finish snugging down the chain tensioners. reinstall the chain guard. Double check the axle nut!!!! Chain tension done

...tighten chain to tight,should be a little loose) and make sure the chain adjusters are even on each side so wheel is straight or it will dog track(pull to one side or the other....) happy

...tighten the chain Loosen the rear axel and tighten the devices that pull the axel to the rear, You will need 1/2 inch or so play in the chain. To prevent damage to the chain, you may want to watch ...

tighten a chain well first get the bike up on a stand or set it on a milk crate. Loosen up main axle nuts you may need another wrench on the other side to back it up. loosen any small chain adjustment

...chain To tighten a loose chain you need to pull the cotter key pin from the rear axle then loosen but do not remove the nut. It just has to be loose enough to slide in the swingarm. At this point ...

chain loosen main bolt. you must tighten side adjusters bolts (differ according to model/year) equally this is really important to handling.. a turn at a time is good. do it till the chain moves max 2