Greybeard
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I received the bike chainmaker was building. Its an H motor in an early Panther. It came in two boxes and I'm slowly reassembling it. Found a couple things that were probably driving Chainmaker bonkers, but I've got one that just doesn't look right to me. It came with a new primary belt, a Gates ax26. When I put it on it pulled the clutch spring a long way. I reset the spring holders to the loosest they have available and it's much better, but nearly .050" between the coils still. Is there a measurement of some kind that I should be using, or is this just a new belt issue?
The rear belt is still too loose, and I've taken nearly all I can with the motor mounts. The axles are in the center of the dropout, so I was going to remove the chain tomarrow and see if it'll come tight when I move the wheel back.
I'm in no hurry, so it's fun seeing how it all goes together.
The rear belt is still too loose, and I've taken nearly all I can with the motor mounts. The axles are in the center of the dropout, so I was going to remove the chain tomarrow and see if it'll come tight when I move the wheel back.
I'm in no hurry, so it's fun seeing how it all goes together.