Thursday, November 20, 2014

Red: Gold Chain for the Lady

Mounted the Late engine into the frame (went in much easier this time).  Added the new (used) front sprocket.  Stole the shift pedal from Viola.

Seemed to shift ok sometimes, but would hang up other times.  Though I later realized that I may be missing the 6mm washer for the roller guide.  Need to check that.

But even then, feels like the pins and the fork aren't quite "aligned".  Like the drum can get stuck in a place where the fork can't reach it.

Moved on to the chain.  Ended up breaking the chain 3 times.  Called Motion Pro to ask if they recommended grinding down the rivets and they said they did, just because it prevents overdue stress on the chain breaker.  So I used the grinding attachment on the Dremel and that worked just fine.

Finally installed the chain with the rear wheel at the #2 tick mark using 100 links.  Everything seemed to roll smoothly.










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