Kristian Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 (edited) I bought a chain seeker 2 of CRC for £30 and ive had a massive problem with it. The linear spring holding the chain tensioned is just too weak and the chain would go slack a couple of times a ride :blink: . Ive tried everything, flipping round the linear spring, getting new ones, taking out the spacer in the middle so i could lock it out (it didnt work due to fact my chain tension isnt constant so it would eventually go all slack :huh: ) but i have the answer! I have used 2 linear springs, one in the normal place and one between the mech hanger and tensioner! :P If anyone wants to know more (pictures etc), pm me! Why i must bodge expensive pieces of bike stuff?! (Y) Edited June 8, 2005 by Kristian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 My tension seeker 2 was shite aswell, the spring was pooooo, i put it on before i went to work, left it till i got home (3 hours) then went for a mini ride, and the spring had bent and it was chain slap galour! so i just took it off ad it went in the tool box, ready for some for some form of bodge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted June 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 i know exactly what u mean! but went for a long ride today and i had no problems!!! Now you know what to do, just email DMR and they'll send some new springs like they sent me and do this bodge . It works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm_ben Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Well my first tension seeker didnt last fitting :"> and the second one lasted about an hour! Bought a surley and it's been on there for over a year (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 lol, i snapped a little flimsy bit of aluminium off the tension seeker when i was fitting it too (Y)" how come they haven't lasted long? Yeah i had a surly singulator and it took a lot of abuse, only once the spring bent but after taking it apart and bending it back, it worked again! loved it, shame it got stolen with my bike.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcha87 Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Gusset or Surly are the way to go I gather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 try making a leaf sprin of some osrt or just buy a decent tensioner rholof! end of story (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 how much are the rohloff chain tensioners? Not that i will buy one especially as i spent £30 on my tension seeker 2 and finally got i to work, but yeah surly are good to go for in my experience, would like to try a rohloff though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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