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Originally Posted by pavanchirmade
Ideally how much slack should be maintained and how to check the slack?
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Originally Posted by rdna
The service center guys tightened my chain and now there is a "tak-tak-tak" sound from the front. Did nearly 1000+ kms before realising that this was overtightening of the chain(and few articles read here  ) How do we determine the exact slackness required? |
The usual standard for all chain drives in motorcycles is an up and down slack of about 20-30mm in the middle of the chain run and on the lower side. As a reference, see where most bikes with full chain covers have their inspection holes located. Thats approximately the point where the slack needs to be measured. Rotate the wheel and check the slack at the point where the chain is the tightest.
But please be very careful about not letting your fingers get anywhere close to either of the sprockets when rotating the wheel. I have personally seen a mechanic's finger get chopped off when caught between the chain and the sprocket.