rubberneck Posted December 20, 2007 Report Posted December 20, 2007 Ok, I got my new +2 roundhouse swinger installed, and noticed an issue when I went to put on the chain. It does not appear that the front and rear sprockets are aligned. When i put a straight edge on the front sprocket, it aims about 1/2 to 3/4 inch too far toward the center of the bike back at the bearing carrier. I dont think my sprockets or chain are too long for the world with that much misalignment. Not to mention I dont want to join the thrown chaiin club. Can the motor mounts on a shee be adjusted? Reason I ask is that I was looking at my shee and the cases appear to be centered between the mounting brackets on the frame at the rear mount. However on my brothers bike, the motor is all the way to the left (if looking from rear). I believe that if i could get my motor sitting like his, the sprockets would be damn close. Thing is, I removed the front brackets and lower struts and I can not for the life of me get the motor to slide over like his sits. Are the rubber mounts in the rear location pressed into the cases? Do I need to pull the motor completely out of the frame and knock the mounts over in the case a bit? I am lost here. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah, and the first question I know everybody is going to ask is was it that way with the stock swinger, and the answer unfortunatley is I dont know. The chain and sprockets were pretty shot, and I honestly didn't pay that much attention. Not to mention all the wiggle room there is in the shitty stock adjustment, somebody at one time or another may have just adjusted the rear sprocket crooked to meet the front for all I know. PS. bear with me, I tried to make this as clear as I could, but ive been awake now for 24 hours. LOL thanks Phil Quote
Snopczynski Posted December 20, 2007 Report Posted December 20, 2007 either your axle lock nuts are not pulling all your axle parts far enough over, or your swingarm was manufactured improperly. if the old setup lined up, then the problem is in the new parts installed. Quote
bk_banshee Posted December 20, 2007 Report Posted December 20, 2007 Do not move the motor or take out the rubber mounts on the back mount or anything like that. Who made the swingarm??? What axle do you have??? what carrier brand do you have???? pics would be great!!!!! Quote
rubberneck Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Posted December 21, 2007 Like I said before, I never checked the stock arm and carrier but find it hard to believe it was this far off, I would think I would have been smoking chains left and right. I dont have any pics, but to give a little more description, If i place a framing square on the inside edge of the rear sprocket and point it forward, it aims at about the middle of the countershaft sprocket nut that holds the front sprocket on. Snopczynski, your comments were the first thing that popped in to my head, so I double checked and the drive hub is definitely seated and the lock nut is torqued. Sooo, I am at the point that either the new arm or the bike is tweaked. It is a durablue axle, stock sprocket hub, and at this point all I guess I can do is put the stock stuff back on to see if it lines up better. Hmmm, yeah, I didn't think I should have to mess with the motor to get the sprockets to line up. I was just hoping i was missing something simple and it would pop into somebody's head. This thing has me frustrated, I was supposed to leave the 26th for 6 days in Dumont, it looks like that is slowly being crushed. Dang, Im so stinking bummed right now. I have to leave for work soon (graves), I am going to tear it back down tomorrow am and see what I can find. Quote
TexasBansheeMan Posted December 21, 2007 Report Posted December 21, 2007 Sprocket hub on the right way? Sounds like it is backwards to me. Quote
rubberneck Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Posted December 21, 2007 Thanks for the reply, but I dont thing there is any way to put it on backwards. That would make the chain like 2 inches off wouldn't it? Quote
wesw Posted December 21, 2007 Report Posted December 21, 2007 did you install that pivot tube in the front of the arm with the dust caps it lines stuff up. Quote
rubberneck Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Posted December 21, 2007 wesw, yes, the tube that the bearings ride on and the bolt goes through is in place. the endcaps each have 1 thrust washer just like it was on with the stock swinger. I am at this point really leaning toward the swinger being built incorrectly, but i wont know for sure until I get it back off and compare it to the stocker and reinstall the stocker to verify. I would think if my chassis was bent, then the rear sprocket would be "angled" out of alignment for a lack of a better term. The thing is they aren't crooked, they just aren't inline. When you clamp a straght edge on the front and rear sprockets, they are parallel to each other, just a good 1/2 " or so offset from each other. I am just wondering if the swinger was put in the welding jig wrong or something. Oh well, I will keep you posted with what I find. Im just scrambling to try and figure out how I can get the bike together with my stocker to make it to my trip in time. I need to get my stock carrier and what not back from my bro tomorrow to hopefully salvage my trip. This was going to be my first trip to dumont, and im going to be really bumbed if I cant go. Quote
rubberneck Posted December 22, 2007 Author Report Posted December 22, 2007 Update, got the stock swinger and carrier put back on today and everything lines up spot on. Will be contacting swinger manufacture after x-mass to arrange replacement. Quote
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