jon kay Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Adjusted the chain on my 17 trs yesterday . Noticed the 6mm adjuster bolts seemed tight . Carefully removed them and saw rust on the threads but no damage . Greased and put back . Might be worth other owners checking before it becomes a bigger problem . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 A lesson learned? It's standard practice for the experienced rider to grease every thread it's possible to get at when buying a bike, new or used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon kay Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 2 hours ago, 2stroke4stroke said: A lesson learned? It's standard practice for the experienced rider to grease every thread it's possible to get at when buying a bike, new or used. Pity the manufacturers dont .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascao Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Especially bad in dissimilar materials like steel bolt on aluminium. Worse when alkaline soap is used to clean the bike (always look the PH before). Loctite, 3M and others have dedicated products to prevent bolt seizure. Worth a try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Copaslip works well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 How easy is the adjustment?? We had a 2015 Jotagas and that was a pain in the neck to get right!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Didn't think my Jotagas was that difficult to adjust,not as easy as a gas gas though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisCH Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 As we are locked down and cannot ride I thought I would do the chain and sprockets. Looks like the last owner struggled with this - one of the bolts slightly bent. Sadly even with three days of penetrating oil and tiny turns I managed to finish the job off and snapped the bolt. So a twenty minute job has become a day. Swinging arm out to get the broken bolt out and new bolts and copper grease both sides. I guess it is bad workmanship before - the rear sprocket bolts were two different types (cannot surely be normal?) Anyway - worth bumping the thread and remind anyone that is bored sitting at home this is a worthwhile job. So far this is the only bad point I have found on the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 There's drain holes in the bottom of the swing arm at the spindle end which are easily blocked ,ending up with the adjustment bolts sitting in water .If they've not been greased they seize up easily.Worth replacing them with stainless steel ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisCH Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 6 hours ago, huski said: There's drain holes in the bottom of the swing arm at the spindle end which are easily blocked ,ending up with the adjustment bolts sitting in water .If they've not been greased they seize up easily.Worth replacing them with stainless steel ones I wish I had known that a week ago. You are correct and once the mud is cleaned out it would be an obvious way to get WD40 into the threads at the other end. I might have got away with the oil and tiny turn routine. I will make a point of keeping this clean and lubed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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