Combat
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So I followed what the manual said to do and got my chain nice and snug. The problem is I can't get the axle nuts tight without throwing off the alignment. Using the stock tools, I put one wrench on the right to hold the axle nut, then I use the other wrench on the left to loosen the axle nut (If I don't hold the right side it just spins). Once that was loose I used the adjusting nut on the left to adjust slack. Once the slack was proper I looked at the alignment. The right was way of so I loosened it's nut to line it up with the left side. After about ten minutes of back and forth between the two I finally got the two (according to the notches) at the same notch. So carefully I tighten the nuts so that they sit snug against the plate and then tighten the nut behind them to hold them. Now everything looks to be lined up but the chain seems to have tightened through that whole process. So I repeat and get it right. Well heres the problem; when I go to tighten the axle nut back up, it throws the alignment off. I can't adjust the alignment unless I loosen the axle nut again. So you see, I have this kind of repetitive circle going on! :banghead: Is their something I'm missing here?! Oh and on a side note; how tight is too tight? it seemed to want to move between 2inch and 1.5inch. Thank you for any help you can provide :thumbup:
So I followed what the manual said to do and got my chain nice and snug. The problem is I can't get the axle nuts tight without throwing off the alignment. Using the stock tools, I put one wrench on the right to hold the axle nut, then I use the other wrench on the left to loosen the axle nut (If I don't hold the right side it just spins). Once that was loose I used the adjusting nut on the left to adjust slack. Once the slack was proper I looked at the alignment. The right was way of so I loosened it's nut to line it up with the left side. After about ten minutes of back and forth between the two I finally got the two (according to the notches) at the same notch. So carefully I tighten the nuts so that they sit snug against the plate and then tighten the nut behind them to hold them. Now everything looks to be lined up but the chain seems to have tightened through that whole process. So I repeat and get it right. Well heres the problem; when I go to tighten the axle nut back up, it throws the alignment off. I can't adjust the alignment unless I loosen the axle nut again. So you see, I have this kind of repetitive circle going on! :banghead: Is their something I'm missing here?! Oh and on a side note; how tight is too tight? it seemed to want to move between 2inch and 1.5inch. Thank you for any help you can provide :thumbup: