Chain Tensioner Striped my first thread today adjusting tensioner

[jacks_bike]

Added some friction tape to the bar - started retightening and felt a little slip. Low and behold looks like the chinese bolts are not too good. Had some laying around - now I have a couple extras for the carry on tool kit. - Still not sure if friction tape is the right idea - sticks to itself really well - but dont stick to nuthin else... still need to test the tape....... gonna start switching out bolts most likely on this project... Jack

 

[hurricane]

ditch the friction tape and grab the welder

 

[motorpsycho]

friction tape will not work, and the stock tensioners are junk.
look into making your own tensioner out of an old derailer...it isn't that hard to do.

 

[Hammond Egger]

Most of my threads have come pre-stripped. I kinda like to strip them myself....then I know it's been done right.

 

[jacks_bike]

Dont think I wanna weld a tensioner on yet. Still looking for the right bike. Allready been looking at junk laying around here trying to cipher a better tensioner. A derailer sounds interesting. I took someones advice here and bought friction tape - so far it held - did bout 6 miles on back bumpy okie roads today. I'm watchin that tensioner REAL close - have some good ol american made bolts on that baby. - Pretty funny Hammond Egger... ha

 

[AussieSteve]

Be wary of that tape. I've found that tape tends to help the tensioner slip, so instead I ground a cross-hatch pattern onto the contact area of the bracket and fitted two high-tensile bolts/nuts to clamp it really tightly. It never slipped again.
(Got a shift kit now, so the old tensioner and rear sprocket are in the bin - the best place for them.)

 

[jacks_bike]

Thats a good idea - making a little seat for the bracket. Everything seems to holding well with the friction tape. I have a little mark on the bike frame so if there is any slippage in the minutest I'll see it. If it happens - I'll try that !! These bikes are a blast man...