jnthebiker Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Hey. I'm setting up my heatsink tensioner on my echo pure 2011 frame, and it's hitting the spokes. what should I do? Its' adjusted all the way away from the spokes. Thanks JN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ. Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Photo of the set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Pivoted around on the screw? Bent? Look down on it between the frame and the wheel. is it straight? As said, photo will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnthebiker Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Here's pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crilin202 Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Never had one of those but could you not flip the black bracket shown on the right picture so it keeps the white bit away from the spokes? i think you'd need to set it up below the chainstays though. the white bit would be horizontal in that set up i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnthebiker Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Hmm, I'll give that a shot. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 When the chain is on and there is a bend in the spring, does that pull it away from the spokes at all? Failing that, I would suggest making a longer spring. Steel rulers make good, cheap and durable springs for this type of tensioner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) It looks like your hub is partially to blame with how close the sprocket sits to the drop out, is it 116mm? Also it looks like the tensioner could be pushed down more to avoid the spokes. Most of the time those tensioners don't look that tucked into the frame, don't forget that the spring will pull it up a little higher (on the plastic part) anyway. Edited August 24, 2015 by Paperclip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Clamp the tensioner support plate (that attaches to the axle) in a vice and straighten it out a bit. That would pull it away from the spokes quite a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_HBtrials Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Clamp the tensioner support plate (that attaches to the axle) in a vice and straighten it out a bit. That would pull it away from the spokes quite a bit My brother did so... the support plate is heat threated and just snapped on both bends, he had to weld it back together haha! I would suggest to grind the part tha hits the spokes, that's what I did and was good! Turning the tensioner around won't change anything as it's hitting the spokes, needs to get further from the center of the wheel to get more clearance, not turn around it. Those tensioner are perfect with hubs that have large spacers on the side like Echo TR, the hubs with flanges close to the dropouts, such as Rockman hubs cause this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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