Please tell me if I am understanding this correctly. Is the primary chain to be adjusted so there is slack of 3/8" movement with little to no force? Not that It can be moved only 3/8" by forcing it up or down.
I bought my 73 commando in 2000 and it has been an on and off again affair. It seemed to break one thing or another and eventually got stuck in the back of the garage. I never learned much about it other than taking it apart, replacing the offending part and then bolting it back together only to have trouble after the next ride. The last repair was a lifter loosing the stelite pad and I put it back together three years ago and let it sit. I am determined that this winter it is going to get sorted and one thing I need to do is get all of the adjustments sorted out.
So is my assumption on the primary chain correct? Is the slack determined like a drive chain? Only light to no pressure to achieve the 3/8"?
Yes its a simple question but this is the only bike that I have ever owned that has a primary chain.
I bought my 73 commando in 2000 and it has been an on and off again affair. It seemed to break one thing or another and eventually got stuck in the back of the garage. I never learned much about it other than taking it apart, replacing the offending part and then bolting it back together only to have trouble after the next ride. The last repair was a lifter loosing the stelite pad and I put it back together three years ago and let it sit. I am determined that this winter it is going to get sorted and one thing I need to do is get all of the adjustments sorted out.
So is my assumption on the primary chain correct? Is the slack determined like a drive chain? Only light to no pressure to achieve the 3/8"?
Yes its a simple question but this is the only bike that I have ever owned that has a primary chain.