Hi I'm looking for some reassurance, I've adjusted my chain tension for the first time following the instructions on the sticker on tr swing arm. I've set the chain tension so that when pulling down on it I have 35mm between the centre of the pins and the bottom of he swing arm. My concern is it seems overly tight to me. Before I adjusted it the gap when pulling down was about 45mm. Also does anyone know what he pinch bolt torque should be on the eccentric hub? Thanks
I think you'll find the movement on the chain should be 35mm rather than it being 35mm fro the SA. No idea of the torque on the pinch bolts.
plus the adjustment need to be done at the tightest part of the chain..........ie the tightest part is to the spec...
note it states place vehicle on side stand. says nowt about sitting on it. me not sitting on it has never left me with a slack chain.
its from the manual. If you look hard enough you may be able to find a link to download it on some thread in a forum not a million miles away. You aint seen me right.....
Bradders, that's what I've always done, until now. Tight chains can cause damage, snap etc., but too loose can come off as well. The sticker on the 848 swingarm is as above. First time I adjusted mine it seemed too tight. Had the 7.5k service this year. When it came back again the chain seemed too tight. OP, I'd stick with what Ducati recommend, they should know what they're doing!
Think it depends on weight of rider etc as well as rider sag, so if the sag is right it shouldn't compress too much and therefore tighten chain too much (sound good AndyB? ) Mine always looks loose until I get on it
Hi I'm not sure where you get 60nm from, it says 35 in the workshop manual although you could be forgiven or gettig mixed up as the description of the bolts in the torque list is not he same as the one in the chain adjustment description. I had to identify he bolts by measuring the dia and thread pitch to be sure it was the right bolt in the table. Then I checked with mechanic at he dealer who confirmed 35Nm. I'm not sure what the asterix means next to the torque figure in the table.
