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Just wondering if anyone has had the same problem

I tension my chain perfectly, tighten the axle bolts up, then after maybe 1-10mins the snail cam just slips, then the chain goes extremely slack and the wheel touches the brake pad

I cant figure out how to sort it

the hub is a Because which comes with snail cams

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Yee i just saw the pic of the hub now.

Maby try something with teeth like the Echo TR cams or rockman ones.

yeah, I just phoned tartybikes and the said to file the washers so they are rough, this will let them grip the frame better, so I will go and try that and see how I come on, if it fails Rockman cams will be purchased :)

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Pretty sure the snail cams are smooth? Eg, no serated notches.

Id take the snail cams off the hub, and using a thin file or hacksaw, put small grooves into it all the way around the curved section of the snail cam.

The notches should stop the snail cam slipping.

Or you could be lazy like me and buy some Echo TR cams with micro notches :)

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My SL ones have little serated lines in them, so they grip better than smooth ones but you have more control then the mega serated monty ones if you understand what i mean, would really recomend them, never slipped once (Y)

If you've got a 'normal' hub you'd need to go for the TRs though, so you get the 10mm drilling rather than 1 x 10 and 1 x 12 (Y)

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