Wear from the chain

[Wrench]

Caused by chain slapping against the frame. I don't know if the frame can be welded and stretched now though, it might be a gonner.

Chain is on the inside of the frame rail the gouge is on the outside

I see a little wear on the inside but nothing compared to the damage on the outside

Outside of the frame rail almost looks like it got hit by a grinding wheel

 

[xliarsenickx]

What's going on with this stay in the picture? In the middle-left side. Looks like it's damaged badly. Do you have a dished sprocket on the rear wheel? Which side is the dished facing if so, inward or outward? From the pics it looks like the upper side of the chain is farther in then the lower part of the chain? Is your sprocket parallel to the wheel and not running out in anyway when it turns?

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No none of that nonsense is going on lol
& the cut on the other side is where I used to have an arch chain tensioner tack welded in place on the frame but after I got to the point where I no longer needed a tensioner, I simply cut it off with my angle grinder & that is where I got a little heavy handed on the removal of said arch tensioner lol

Feels good to be in the no tensioner club. I don’t have one on the pedal side either

 

[xliarsenickx]

Chain is on the inside of the frame rail the gouge is on the outside

I see a little wear on the inside but nothing compared to the damage on the outside

Outside of the frame rail almost looks like it got hit by a grinding wheel

That’s correct. I reckon I’ll sand away the paint there & fill it in with some weld so we can get back on the topic I originally brought up haha

My bad y’all geez

 

[darwin]

What about that rear sprocket, is it dished? If so which way is the dish facing?

 

[xliarsenickx]

What about that rear sprocket, is it dished? If so which way is the dish facing?

I’m just gonna let it ride. I don’t think it’s gonna get any deeper than it currently is. & for everyone that was commenting abt the gouge on the other side, I filled it up with some weld & cleaned it up a bit. I don’t need a new frame or a ‘good welder,’ for that is what I am. When I first built this bike I cracked the frame not once but twice & repaired it myself & the frame is still holding up very well.

 

[darwin]

Xl, if that dish is facing the outside it will position the chain closer to the stay. If it can be turned around it will move the chain away from the stay at least an 1/8th of an inch. Assuming sprocket is aligned properly.

 

[xliarsenickx]

Xl, if that dish is facing the outside it will position the chain closer to the stay. If it can be turned around it will move the chain away from the stay at least an 1/8th of an inch. Assuming sprocket is aligned properly.

Well the sprocket is mounted to a disc brake hub, so no issues there. & it is dished inwards. Peep the pic.

 

[darwin]

You got it covered, just trying to help. In the least you could rap a tin piece around where it's rubbing and change it every so often. Soup can or etc. Tin is tough stuff.