Had the front left bearing go bad, just got done replacing but when I went to reinstall the front chain its short by one link (one link short after master) I cant quite figure out how this would be or why. Anyone have suggestion or thought?
Had the front left bearing go bad, just got done replacing but when I went to reinstall the front chain its short by one link (one link short after master) I cant quite figure out how this would be or why. Anyone have suggestion or thought?
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if ya take the front tire and the centire tire and spin them towards each other it willdroppthe tension span but you need to keep them steady like that it willgain you a good half to a inch extra play
Well I was finally able to get it. I realized I didnt have all the wheels off the ground completely and in doing so it gave the extra but of slack that was needed. I was able to get the chain off just how i had it previously so it wasnt crossing my mind. Had to still roll the tires towards each other to get the pin and plates fitted in right so that did help. Thanks for the advice.
Any tips for doing this with tracks installed? You can’t really rotate the tires towards each other. I could remove the tracks, but am hoping for an easier way. I’m replacing both front chains.
maybe with the machine up off the ground so there is slack in the tracks...and let the air out of the tires , you may have enough slack to be able to rotate the tires toward each other so the underside of the chain is tight and top of chain is loose enough to pull together and connect. a cable tie can draw the chain pretty tight to get the link in. maybe this will work, good luck...j.b.
I have worked on the chains with the tracks on, but coming from my experience, it isn't worth the grief! I bet it takes about 10 minutes to drop the tracks and put them back on.. You'll save that alone on the first 2 chains you work on.. The tracks will be fighting you all the way..
With the tracks off, is it worth pulling and cleaning the rest of your chains? Slider blocks on the tensioners? Just a thought..
I take the tracks off every time I replace chains. I built a track tool to assist me to get the tracks back on. It comes in handy as I always felt that three hands made quicker work than two, but since making the track tool two hands can do the process pretty quickly.