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taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:15 pm
by Topper
Hello
Probably a silly question, the tracks on my Tiger 1 are too loose or too tight, when I turn right or left ,one of the late war wheels comes off, Do I tighten or loosen the tracks?
Thanks in advance
Frank

Re: taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:34 pm
by Jofaur86
Hello :D
That her wheel come off? the Sprocket (toothed wheel which drives the track) a rolling roller, or tensioning wheel?

Re: taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 2:07 pm
by General Jumbo01
Generally speaking, a track will leave a wheel if it is too loose. However, another common cause is that all the wheels, sprokets and idlers are not correctly aligned. Check alignment first then adjust tension. Test, repeat if necessary!

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Re: taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 2:28 pm
by Topper
Thanks

Re: taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:03 pm
by jarndice
Are the gearboxes secure, if not the output shafts will not run true,
Do you have gearbox output shaft bearings installed, Are the output shafts straight,
Are the sprockets tight,Are the idlers true, Are all the wheelsets in line and firmly mounted,
Are you running outdoors in sand or soft earth or long grass,
Do the tracks when they come off the top of the sprocket pass over the top of the first and second wheel sets touching down on the top of the third wheel set, If they touch down earlier they are too loose.

Re: taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:34 pm
by Topper
Thanks for your help!!!
One of the sprockets and both tracks was loose. Can you recommend a decent set of Alan keys, I have a lot of keys but none are a good fit.

Re: taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:39 pm
by General Jumbo01
Any small metric set should be fine.

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Re: taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:49 pm
by jarndice
General Jumbo01 wrote:Any small metric set should be fine.

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And don't forget the "LOCTITE 243 Threadlock"

Re: taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:50 pm
by Topper
Thanks
I live in Ilford, moved in 1989, I passed my motorbike test in Braintree in 1987

Re: taigen road wheels

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 6:04 pm
by General Jumbo01
Funny, l used to know Stratford and passed wind in 1987. What prompted those unrelated snippets? ;)

Do you still ride? I retired from motorbikes when l decided l probably wouldn't bounce as well as l did when young but l couldn't sell my powered 2 wheels - still love cycling though.

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