Quick way to check the primary chain

Motor pulled apart and doin stuff , i noticed a quick way to check whether the Primary chain is ok or not .

Remove the altinator cover and all you have to do is see how far you can turn the rotor one way and then the other , the amount it moves is the slack in the chain , NO GREAT FORCE NEEDED , i no have a degree wheel to give you a number But if you also remove the starter itself and watch the little gear inside move there too , all i can say is mine moved 1 and a half teeth and my chain [after pulling it apart] was real [as in bad] loose...and a broken guide.

ok...

 

Yep, that's not a bad way of telling. Are you putting a new primary in while it's apart? If so then let us know how much movement is in there once it's installed and back together so we have a benchmark to work from.

 

Yes a guide too , and ok i will.

 

No movement with a new chain and guide , Zero.

 

I have almost 1/2 tooth movement, That sould be ok for a while?

 

yep , i guess probably longer than awhile...

 

Also [i slept on it] , the issue ain't really the chain , its the rubber guide , as the chain wears and gets a bit floppy the chain gives the guide a bit of a wack when back off or on da throttle and alot of on the starter button too , over the years the chain gets a bit floppier and as it does that the wacks get a bit larger and with the combination of age the guide rubber gets harder and more brittle and at some point in time those combined effects brake the guide and if unlucky a bit falls on the gear shifter and a gear stops working [mine was broken but still in place].

So think of this , you ever worry about a flat tye on da bike , i know if one dwells on it , it becomes a problem as to enjoyment of riding and becomes a paronoya , one would never leave ones house or a city [as get it fixed in city] just because of the too far dwell.

Same as the chain/guide thingy , one can check it of course and garrenteed it will be a issue at sometime but so will be motor falling on head from low flying aircraft

100000's likometers and 2 flats for me.....

 

Thats why you carry that green slime tire inflator.

Then you can get your tire fixed / replaced later.

 

Never had the slime work on a bike. I carry a plug kit. I have had the good fortune of patches working (still am running on one) everytime I've had reason to use one. They sell them cheap (gummy rope, how expensive can it possibly be?) at just about any automotive store.