2012 primary chain tensioner question
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Here is a pretty good answer in my shortcut..
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-adjuster.html
Note the problem was not getting too tight. The very early version was not ratcheting and after some wear was letting the chain have too much slack. There really has never been an issue of it being too tight. just a misunderstanding of what to expect if you do indeed check it. It appears to run at 3/8 play but really is about 1/2" if you push on it firmly. You can run the old manual adjuster at 1/2-5/8" with no problem.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-adjuster.html
Note the problem was not getting too tight. The very early version was not ratcheting and after some wear was letting the chain have too much slack. There really has never been an issue of it being too tight. just a misunderstanding of what to expect if you do indeed check it. It appears to run at 3/8 play but really is about 1/2" if you push on it firmly. You can run the old manual adjuster at 1/2-5/8" with no problem.
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Here is a pretty good answer in my shortcut..
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-adjuster.html
Note the problem was not getting too tight. The very early version was not ratcheting and after some wear was letting the chain have too much slack. There really has never been an issue of it being too tight. just a misunderstanding of what to expect if you do indeed check it. It appears to run at 3/8 play but really is about 1/2" if you push on it firmly. You can run the old manual adjuster at 1/2-5/8" with no problem.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-adjuster.html
Note the problem was not getting too tight. The very early version was not ratcheting and after some wear was letting the chain have too much slack. There really has never been an issue of it being too tight. just a misunderstanding of what to expect if you do indeed check it. It appears to run at 3/8 play but really is about 1/2" if you push on it firmly. You can run the old manual adjuster at 1/2-5/8" with no problem.
Last edited by jpooch00; 12-21-2012 at 08:33 AM.
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