onzaboyjake Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Does how tight my chain is effect the life of my freewheel at the rear? Making it short and sweet as I want to get my new freewheel on as soon as possible so I can ride in the very near future. I'm lost without my bike you see. Cheers.Jake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Yeah if you have your chain really tight you will ruin your freewheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe' Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Does how tight my chain is effect the life of my freewheel at the rear? Making it short and sweet as I want to get my new freewheel on as soon as possible so I can ride in the very near future. I'm lost without my bike you see. Cheers.Jake!Try writing a correct sentence first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzaboyjake Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I dont see what was wrong with that to be fair. I try my best with how good my english is and all that. Atleast i dnt spek lyk dis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 if the chain is too loose it'll feel shit because it takes a bigger crank turn to engage the freehub as it as to tighten the chain first.if the chain is too tight you'll ruin the freewheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 You'd have to run your chain stupidly tight to make it effect the freewheel.I'd say no it wouldn't make a different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 You'd have to run your chain stupidly tight to make it effect the freewheel.I'd say no it wouldn't make a different.Not true, and its easy done with snail cams that have notchs in to have your chain over tight. Youll ruin a acs in no time with a tight chain and other freewheels will hold up for alot longer but eventually the bearings will die if you have you chain to tight and ride with it like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 also worth mentioning its not too good for the chain and will cause premature wear on the drivetrain. The rear hub bearings will be affected too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 don't forget the chain wont enjoy being very taught,may even decide to snap wich is never fun.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 what everyones saying is, have it so that when you loook at it there is no 'slack' and when you feel the chain it isnt tort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Not true, and its easy done with snail cams that have notchs in to have your chain over tight. Youll ruin a acs in no time with a tight chain and other freewheels will hold up for alot longer but eventually the bearings will die if you have you chain to tight and ride with it like that.Yeah, but surely the force of a pedal stroke incrases the force on the freewheel compared to the chain just being tight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yeah, but surely the force of a pedal stroke incrases the force on the freewheel compared to the chain just being tight?But having your chain tight rapes the bearing as your pulling the outer case which has the teeth on over. Your putting all the pressure on one side and this just eats at the bearings and then they just die and long with it your freewheel. There is big forces in a pedal kick but there not acting on the bearing really more on the rachet and pawls. A tight chain beggers up your bearings which will then lead to other parts of it dieing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 you'll snap the chain before the freewheel, just take the chain off and hit the teeth with a hammer then it will be broken and you can get a new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Also if the chain is tight that tension plus the tension you add pedal kicking will be seen by the freewheel and the axle/BB/crank. It will shorten the life of all these parts. When setting a chain tension, the chain should be just short of taut, so everything should spin around easily. Some freewheel/crank setups have a significant eccentricity though, so check the chain tension over a full rotation of the hub/crank to make sure there are no tight spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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