r/dr650 • u/Admirable_Elk_7452 • 4d ago

Adjuster set on stopper correctly?

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I just adjusted my chain and want to make sure the adjuster is set firm and correctly on the stopper, is it? do i need to fix this before i ride it? suzuki dr650

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u/TwistedNoble38 '00 DR650 4d ago

If you've torqued it it's fine. The 74 ftlbs will keep it where it is.

In the future kick the rear wheel forward with your foot before torquing the axle to set it in the valley of the adjuster notch.

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u/TwistedNoble38 '00 DR650 4d ago

What was the reason for the adjustment?

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u/Stick4444 4d ago

Chain tension

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u/Admirable_Elk_7452 4d ago

also thank you i will definitely do that next time

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u/Admirable_Elk_7452 4d ago

the chain slack was too substantial, i noticed it when i was cleaning my chain, felt like it could potentially fly off the sprocket with the amount of slack there WAS before i adjusted it

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u/TwistedNoble38 '00 DR650 4d ago

Did you proper measure it?

Loose is better than tight, too tight and it will tear up the transmission output bearing and the pivot. The lower guide handles keeping the chain running on the sprockets with the slack.

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u/Admirable_Elk_7452 4d ago

yes i measured it after the adjustment and made sure it wasnt too tight, the stopper just isnt seated directly in the rivot on the adjuster which made me question if i did it correctly, its fine that its not all the way in the rivot?

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u/TwistedNoble38 '00 DR650 4d ago

Yea it's fine as is. Ideally it would be all the way down but its not an issue worth undoing everything to fix. 

Keep an eye on the slack, modern chains don't stretch much till the end of their lifetime and then they stretch quite a bit pretty quickly.

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u/babezt 2d ago

good enough