Tank Chain In Rohloff Tensioner

[tdubz]

I am wanting to run a gusset tank chain in a rohloff tensioner

Can this be done?

If so, how?

Thanks

[Azarathal]

Not 100% but I think you just place a few washers either side of the jockey wheel

[ooo]

Not 100% but I think you just place a few washers either side of the jockey wheel

yes I did it, it works.

[tdubz]

What sort of width washers would be suitable

Aplogies for the questions but i dont want to be stripping to bits the tensioner because it is quite expensive

Thanks

[ooo]

Its hard to explain, its pretty easy to take apart and put back together. You need four washers, two need to have a fat hole in the middle and two need to have a thin hole in the middle for the two thickness of spindles.

Notice that one of the spindles is held on with a spring clip this means that you can add probably no more than 1mm each side. Also note that as this is a spring clip you MAY need a further washer on the outside to go underneath the spring clip, and you WILL need to remove the one that is there at the moment.

For the fat spindle I used two of the 1mm spacers supplied with the kit, as long as they are properly lined up they won't add friction to the bearing. But these only add about 0.5mm each side as they are slightly recessed.

For the thin spindle I just found some washers lying around, I think from disc brake mount screws. This one is threaded so can easily have space added to it.

This won't make much sense unless you open it up and see for your self, its fairly straight forward. just keep an eye on where everything goes. Sorry about the vagueness, but I just bodged it and it runs great, so I don't have any measurements.