Sprockets grinding sprocket teeth to fit chain

[happyjourney]

i was reading somewhere where someone had said they had ground on the teeth of there sprocket to fit the chain better. i wanted to know if they had cut the ends off the teeth more or smoothed the sides of the teeth. i think it was in response to suggestions of how to keep the chain from bunching up in the front sprocket cover area.

 

[professor]

Never cut off the tooth height. You can make a chamfer on those teeth to help guide the chain onto it. Take a look a a motorcycle tooth profile. They do it right.

 

[Al.Fisherman]

Never cut off the tooth height. You can make a chamfer on those teeth to help guide the chain onto it. Take a look a a motorcycle tooth profile. They do it right.

Maybe this might help... file or grind the teeth from the SIDE of the sprocket at a angle...both sides. Just knock the sharp edges off. The length will or should be the same as original.