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I searched the threads about chain tensioners, and saw some neat setups, but I have kinda a unique situation. O, and I'm talking about a rear chain tensioner for an aftermarket rigid big twin frame.
I have a spot on the lower part of my frame that the chain hits from slack and it wears a mark that I end up welding every year. It's thick wall, and it's just barely past the paint, but I don't like the idea of any frame damage minor or not.
So I really don't need a "tensioner" so to speak, I just need something for the chain to ride on instead of the frame. So I'm thinking of just comming right off the frame with a tab (the frame doglegs in the area that gets rubbed) and adding a skate wheel for the chain to ride on. Now for this setup, it doesn't seem to require a spring. Everything i saw in the chain tension threads had springs.
Am I missing something or can I run the skate wheel with no spring loaded acttion?
Thanks for any input
Sixball
I have a spot on the lower part of my frame that the chain hits from slack and it wears a mark that I end up welding every year. It's thick wall, and it's just barely past the paint, but I don't like the idea of any frame damage minor or not.
So I really don't need a "tensioner" so to speak, I just need something for the chain to ride on instead of the frame. So I'm thinking of just comming right off the frame with a tab (the frame doglegs in the area that gets rubbed) and adding a skate wheel for the chain to ride on. Now for this setup, it doesn't seem to require a spring. Everything i saw in the chain tension threads had springs.
Am I missing something or can I run the skate wheel with no spring loaded acttion?
Thanks for any input
Sixball