HollywdPatGB
Member
Hi All,
I know the title of my post sounds like the title of a bad soap opera, but...
I was trying to take some slack out of my '13 FZ1's chain. Following the manual to the letter, I am immediately struck by the fact that though the book says to "loosen both axle nuts", my bike only has one axle nut on the right-hand (non-chain) side.
So, I loosen it...but it moves maybe a quarter of a turn - not even. But, I am then able to adjust the other two little nuts (no jokes, please) on both sides and get the chain right in spec as far as tightness and "evenness."
Right side w/ nut.
Left side w/o nut.
Then, I re-tighten the one axle nut and again, it's maybe a quarter turn to tighten it down - hard.
I go for a test ride, and all is well. I get back to my garage, put bike on center stand, and all appears to have "held in place."
My question (finally, you say) is: is that all the travel that the axle nut is supposed to have?? I mean, I thought that it should actually come off (not that I wanted to do that, but iI thought it should able to, anyway). Loosening past the quarter-turn met with wicked stiff resistance, like if i went further, I'd break something.
Is this normal?
Thanks in advance.
HollywdPat
I know the title of my post sounds like the title of a bad soap opera, but...
I was trying to take some slack out of my '13 FZ1's chain. Following the manual to the letter, I am immediately struck by the fact that though the book says to "loosen both axle nuts", my bike only has one axle nut on the right-hand (non-chain) side.
So, I loosen it...but it moves maybe a quarter of a turn - not even. But, I am then able to adjust the other two little nuts (no jokes, please) on both sides and get the chain right in spec as far as tightness and "evenness."
Right side w/ nut.
Left side w/o nut.
Then, I re-tighten the one axle nut and again, it's maybe a quarter turn to tighten it down - hard.
I go for a test ride, and all is well. I get back to my garage, put bike on center stand, and all appears to have "held in place."
My question (finally, you say) is: is that all the travel that the axle nut is supposed to have?? I mean, I thought that it should actually come off (not that I wanted to do that, but iI thought it should able to, anyway). Loosening past the quarter-turn met with wicked stiff resistance, like if i went further, I'd break something.
Is this normal?
Thanks in advance.
HollywdPat