tightening chain

[bigben_002]

My friend and I are tightening the chains on our 400ex, we got his done without a problem but my adjuster wont spin for anything. We've bent 2 allen wrenches and broke 2 others and a screwdriver. The slot is started to get rounded out so we stopped messing with it. What is it going to take to get this thing moving?

[Pappy]

did you first loosen the 2 bolts that keep the bearing carrier from moving?

[Samson]

I had to use two pry bars at the same time in defferent slots. Once it broke, it was easy! :)

[Samson]

Originally posted by Pappy
did you first loosen the 2 bolts that keep the bearing carrier from moving?

Should just be the 4 allen's right? :confused:

[Pappy]

i thought stock was 2...but could be 4. (ive been workin on yamahas so im all screwed up:p )


either way i always ask teh obvious first:)

[Samson]

Dang Pappy, you had me sweating there for a minute! :o

[ILGNCC400EX]

Well this is hard to believe but..it happend to me! I Put a new swing-arm skid plate on a guys 400ex i couldn't get the carrier to move for nothing! Welp turns out that the bolts they sent for the swing-arm were to long but just long enough to screw into the carrier. I Losend the bolts on the skid plate it turned really easy then. I know that's what it was beacuse i took the carrier out and looked.

[bigben_002]

thanks to all of you for replying so quick. i did loosen the four bolts, but i did just put a new skidplate on so ill have to take those bolts out and see what that does

Originally posted by ILGNCC400EX
Well this is hard to believe but..it happend to me! I Put a new swing-arm skid plate on a guys 400ex i couldn't get the carrier to move for nothing! Welp turns out that the bolts they sent for the swing-arm were to long but just long enough to screw into the carrier. I Losend the bolts on the skid plate it turned really easy then. I know that's what it was beacuse i took the carrier out and looked. I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! :mad: :mad: only the bottom two are really long so I have to loosen those up alot too now whenever I adjust my chain....I have an AC RACING skidplate. :grr:

[ILGNCC400EX]

yep this was a ac to

:mad:

[Smokin 440]

Insteads of loostenin the bolts up everytime y not just put a washer or 2 in there so you dont have that problem, once you sure that works lock-tite the bolts and be done with it... just a suggestion...

[Out_Sider]

Originally posted by Smokin 440
Insteads of loostenin the bolts up everytime y not just put a washer or 2 in there so you dont have that problem, once you sure that works lock-tite the bolts and be done with it... just a suggestion...

wont that lower the skid plate tho?

[Smokin 440]

an 1/8" tops... idk it was just an idea...

[hondarider2006]

Originally posted by Smokin 440
an 1/8" tops... idk it was just an idea...

sounds like a good one to me;)

[ILGNCC400EX]

well i just put in shorter bolts