how do i tighten chain on my 125 honda rebel m/cycle?

Question

not loose enough to take out link

Answer 1

Here's a good way to adjust the chain slack.

1) Buy a good reference book. Too cheap to do that? Well, find some references online then. These guys rock...Try here: http://surfmaine.com/rebel/manuals/owner-manual/index.html

2) Get yourself a 22mm and a 17mm open-ended wrench.

3) Measure the slack at the midpoint of the bottom part of the chain.

4) Have a competent buddy move the bike forward a little and measure with the sprockets in about 8 different positions. Mark the top position of the sprocket where you find the *least* slack. This is cuz sprockets may not necessarily wear evenly. If you don't do this step, you could tighten it up too much.

5) Put that location at the top again, and get to work on loosening up the rear axle so you can adjust things. You should loosen up th axle nut so that it can slide.

6) Now you've got two adjustment bolts to work on. There's one on either side of the wheel. Each adjustment bolt is actually locked in place by a lock nut. The adjustment bolt is the 22mm bolt head. The locking nut is the 17mm nut. Now holding the adjustment bolts fixed with one wrench, loosen up the locking nut enough to give you some room to work with between the two. Do that again for the other side of the bike. Not sure where these are? Refer to step 1).

7) Now go to work on the adjustment bolt. Turn it 90 degrees in one direction and see if it got tighter or looser. Can't tell? keep turning till you figure out, but don't loose count. You're going to want to turn the other adjustment bolt the same number of degrees. Turn one side, then turn the other, then measure the effect you had on the slack. Keep doing it unti it's in spec.

8) What's in spec? Refer to step 1). OK fine, it's between 5/8"-1". Get it in spec, then tighten up the lock nuts and the axle nut. If you're anal like me, you do it with a torque wrench to the right torque setting. How much is that? Refer to step 1).

9) Do your victory dance.

Btw...you do *not* have to have the rear wheel propped up to do the adjustment.

G'luck! And btw...the rebel link listed below is an *awesome* reference.

Answer 2

Loosen the big axle nut and the lock nuts on the adjusting screws and turn the screws in to tighten the chain.
Just make sure you adjust both sides of the axle equally, or the wheel won't be pointed straight anymore.
If the adjustments are close to the limits, the chain is worn too much and liable to break.
Check the sprocket teeth too, and make sure they're not wearing down.

Answer 3

There are 2 adjustment Bolts on the rear Triangle of the Bike frame.
You will see that they have small notches in the metal(Or at Least They should have).
You need to turn a spanner Clock wise on each of these(One Turn at a time)
This will tension the chain(Check the User manual for what specifications the chain needs to be set at)
NEVER over Tension a Motorcycle chain!!
Hope this Helps

Answer 4

Honda Rebel 125cc

Answer 5

Loosen the rear wheel slightly and turn the adjusting screw to push the rear wheel more to the rear and then line it up and retighten it.

Answer 6

It seems such as you're able to desire to interchange the two sprockets and the chain. however the chain adjuster sounds like on certainly one of them is stripped. they could desire to be available on ebay, you're able to desire to ensure the rear wheel is inline with the front and the chassis.

Answer 7

loosen the back axle and use the adjustment bolts on the rear

Answer 8

you have to weld an inch more steel to the end of the swingarm

Answer 9

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