new sprocket clearance?
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new sprocket clearance?
on my 01 KDX220 i changed the front and rear sprockets to a 12/47 and i don't remember having this little of clearance. i had to set the rear wheel adjuster half way as the sprocket teeth was hitting and theres a nut from the chain guider that is almost rubbing the side of the rear sprocket. did i do something wrong or is this normal?
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Assuming some things...like you didn't change FROM a 10T CSS..like CM said, you should be farther AWAY in the back, not closer.
Did you replace any fasteners on the guide? Did you take the guide OFF?
Look at your sprockets again..and/or count the teeth.
You sure you didn't put on a 49?
Maybe you bought a 47 and what you got was a 49?
Two pics below: 12-47 sprockets, 108 link chain, OEM guide.
You can see how far a 47 sits inside the guide.
Note that you can see the offending fastener through the reliefs cut into your sprocket?
Not on this 47. Granted, your pic angle is different.
If it doesn't hit or rub...why bother? The two items (sprocket/guide) aren't going to be moving back and forth.
...you hope.
Did you replace any fasteners on the guide? Did you take the guide OFF?
Look at your sprockets again..and/or count the teeth.
You sure you didn't put on a 49?
Maybe you bought a 47 and what you got was a 49?
Two pics below: 12-47 sprockets, 108 link chain, OEM guide.
You can see how far a 47 sits inside the guide.
Note that you can see the offending fastener through the reliefs cut into your sprocket?
Not on this 47. Granted, your pic angle is different.
If it doesn't hit or rub...why bother? The two items (sprocket/guide) aren't going to be moving back and forth.
...you hope.
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Howcome my forward two bolts go through the top block..yours don't.
...'cuz your guide ain't at all the same as MY OEM-straight from Kaw guide (US model).
Are the chain guides between a 220 and a 200 different? The 220 came with an o-ring chain..the 200 did not.
Suffice to say...the guides are not the same.
...'cuz your guide ain't at all the same as MY OEM-straight from Kaw guide (US model).
Are the chain guides between a 220 and a 200 different? The 220 came with an o-ring chain..the 200 did not.
Suffice to say...the guides are not the same.
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Thanks for the pictures
I did not remove the chain guide or anything. all i did was swap sprockets out. the Rear sprocket is identical to my original and says 47 on it. i used a hack saw and cut a bit off the end of the top block and that solved the sprocket from hitting it, and also fliped around the top bolt at the back of the chain guide and that gave a ton more of clearnce between it and the side of the sprocket(bolt head smaller then the nut)
since i have owned the bike i think i only had to adjust the chain once or twice in the 2 years, it never seemed to stretch. so this is the first time trying to move the wheel the opposite way
I did not remove the chain guide or anything. all i did was swap sprockets out. the Rear sprocket is identical to my original and says 47 on it. i used a hack saw and cut a bit off the end of the top block and that solved the sprocket from hitting it, and also fliped around the top bolt at the back of the chain guide and that gave a ton more of clearnce between it and the side of the sprocket(bolt head smaller then the nut)
since i have owned the bike i think i only had to adjust the chain once or twice in the 2 years, it never seemed to stretch. so this is the first time trying to move the wheel the opposite way