Wheel Alignment (newbie)

Hi All

I have a Bandit N600 and needed to adjust the chain tonight, the handbook
says to use the alignment guides on each side of the swing arm to keep the
sprockets aligned, but when I re-tighten the axle the guides move.

Is there a better way of aligning the wheel other than using these guides or
are they close enough ?

I did have a sqint on UKRM and saw references to an alignment tool, but I
wanna finish this adjustment and piss off out early in the morning!

Any help much appeciated, David

 

Personally I'd not slacken the axle right off then there's less chance of
much movement during final tightening.

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Planks of wood and stretched string do the trick. Generally, using the
marks and then a good long squint from the rear of the bike is close
enough.

 

That's valid - loosen as little as possible while still being able to
move the wheel back.

The thing is (particularly) with Bandits, that as you tighten the
spindle nut, the alignment does change - well perhaps not the akchewel
alignment, but certainly the chain tension. As one tightens the nut,
having finally got the required tension, suddenly the chain goes
bar-taut - just as one nips one's nut up.

The only way to do it is to turn the adjusters a couple of flats only,
then re-tighten the spindle nut. Check the chain tension again and if
neccessary, loosen off and go another couple of flats. You _must_
re-check tension all around the chain once the spindle nut is torqued
up. If it is still out of adjustment, go back and do it again.

With practice comes the ability to accurately predict the amount of
tension the spindle nut will apply, and to allow for that.

Alternatively, fit a Scottoiler and chain adjustment just doesn't
happen ...

 

Yeah it looks as if I have been slackening the axle a little too much, also
it appears on closer inspection that the guides on the axle are a couple of
mm bigger than the axle this makes the guides inaccurate when you tighten up
on them.

By the way you're not the same Pip that used to post on the laptop newsgroup
are you ?

Cheers, David

 

Pip wrote

Get a shaftie in the first place then you won't even need one of these:-

 

Yeah I thought about that but with my budget I ended up with a choice of a
Divvy 900 (no chain worries) or a Bandit 600 (looks lovely)... went for the
Bandit !

David

 

They're only a rough guide. Do what TOG suggests - there's a link
from the FAQ that will give you Alignment For Numpties.

I'm afraid not. Us Pips like to maintain a general presence across
usenet, however.

 

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David Thomas wrote

Probably a wise choice all in all I reckon.

 

And once you're happy that it's aligned, simply counting flats as you
turn the following times you adjust it means it will stay so.

Although having finally invested in a SnotOiler, I shall myself be doing
this less often.

Cheers,

 

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