Luke Dunstan Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 I use snail cams, and run a King bmx hub. After a few hours the chain slackens off a fair bit. The wheel is tight, not buckled. How can I sort this? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Trials Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Are the snail-cams smooth or ridged, my smooth ones just slipped but when i got toothed ones the wheel stopped moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Dunstan Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Are the snail-cams smooth or ridged, my smooth ones just slipped but when i got toothed ones the wheel stopped moving. They're the echo ones that have tiny ridges, on my old bike I used completely smooth ones though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 You could try putting washers on the bolts to give the bolts more surface area and more grip. or/and You could file deeper teeth into your cams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Dunstan Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 You could try putting washers on the bolts to give the bolts more surface area and more grip. or/and You could file deeper teeth into your cams Cheers mate, I'll give the washers a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIGAN ?? Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 have a look at your axle and see if its sticking out the end of your frame slightly it could be that your bolts arnt actually clamping your frame enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Dunstan Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 (edited) have a look at your axle and see if its sticking out the end of your frame slightly it could be that your bolts arnt actually clamping your frame enough I see what you mean, but no that's not it. Cheers. EDIT:: Looked again its sticking out like 2-3mm, But if I take a link out the chain won't fit. Edited September 18, 2010 by xDUNSTANx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIGAN ?? Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 I see what you mean, but no that's not it. Cheers. EDIT:: Looked again its sticking out like 2-3mm, But if I take a link out the chain won't fit. if your axles sticking out then its never going to work and taking a link out wont help it, you need to either shorten your axle or put some spacers on the excess axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 if your axles sticking out then its never going to work and taking a link out wont help it, you need to either shorten your axle or put some spacers on the excess axle. I think he thought you meant - as I did, for some reason - that "was it sticking out the end of the dropouts" as in, further back from the BB. I know the sticking out the other way makes more sense, it just reads otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny--Trials Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Put your snail cams on the outside with 2 washers. 1 small one large. I had this problem but i put my cams on the outside and has been tight ever since. (3 weeks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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