Tickler
10th May 2006, 16:09
I was lubing my chain today and having read posts on here, i looked and decided to tighten my chain.
Im not an expert with tools but i knew this would be well within my abilities. Anyway..
went to checks the alignment screws on the back edge of the swingarm and one of the plates was missing (two nuts too). The other side of the wheel was still there(plate and nuts).
Now my question is, is this vital? My idea was to just get a piece of metal roughly the same size as the original plate, drill a hole through it and replace with two new nuts. My theory being that these bolts dont actually hold the wheel (safety issue) in place but just act to guide the axle forward/back to the correct tension until you tighten the axle bolts.
Any help would be much appreciated.:shutup:
Im not an expert with tools but i knew this would be well within my abilities. Anyway..
went to checks the alignment screws on the back edge of the swingarm and one of the plates was missing (two nuts too). The other side of the wheel was still there(plate and nuts).
Now my question is, is this vital? My idea was to just get a piece of metal roughly the same size as the original plate, drill a hole through it and replace with two new nuts. My theory being that these bolts dont actually hold the wheel (safety issue) in place but just act to guide the axle forward/back to the correct tension until you tighten the axle bolts.
Any help would be much appreciated.:shutup: