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From: "irodguy" <rodneyhaas@...>
Subject: Re: Expedition drivetrain problems
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You know when I think about it I had a similar issue the chain was to long =
for the amount the boom was out. What I discovered as I had inadvertently =
not moved the boom back out after a car ride cross country. When I moved t=
he boom sucking up the chain problem solved.
Plano Rod
Plano Texas
99 X-Stream
98 Expedition
98 Strada
--- In TeamCatrike@yahoogroups.com, Bicycle Minden <bicycle.minden@...> wro=
te:
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> not really...most of the time it's on straight runs and more often than n=
ot when I'm "under load" going up an incline
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> "It's a beautiful day out there.
> What are you doing inside?
> Turn off the computer and
> GO RIDE YOUR BIKE!"
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> --- On Thu, 6/25/09, Mike Fitzsimmons <themnfitz@...> wrote:
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> From: Mike Fitzsimmons <themnfitz@...>
> Subject: Re: [TeamCatrike] Re: Expedition drivetrain problems
> To: TeamCatrike@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 9:45 AM
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> Does this, by chance, happen when you are cornering or going over bumps?=
=EF=BF=BD I've had trouble with my trike (NOT a catrike, however) and sever=
al other recumbents with long chain lines caused by chain whip resulting in=
phantom shifts.
> Mike
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> --- On Thu, 6/25/09, cte766 <az1103@verizon. net> wrote:
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> From: cte766 <az1103@verizon. net>
> Subject: [TeamCatrike] Re: Expedition drivetrain problems
> To: TeamCatrike@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 12:11 AM
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> --- In TeamCatrike@ yahoogroups. com, Bicycle Minden <bicycle.minden@ ...=
> wrote:
> >
> > I bought an Expedition about a year ago and have most of the bugs worke=
d out except for a persistant drivetrain problem. The chain jumps on the re=
ar sprocket on several of the gears.=20
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> Charles, I just got back from a long ride and fiddle session..... Tighten=
ed the cable at the derailleur one click at a time rode a few miles, fiddle=
d some more...... I believe it's a compounded problem; First, when they ass=
embled these things they ran the cable around the steering tie rod which ca=
uses the cable to kink and move at the slightest turn - I corrected that an=
d ran it into the front (between fabric layers) of the seat and straight ba=
ck, readjusted the cable and all was well for about 30 miles....Then it beg=
an the chattering again and I began fiddling with the tension. I almost hav=
e it but I suspect there is a deeper problem; Last time I had to fix that s=
ort of problem, on a DF, it turned out that the derailleur when aligned at =
some cogs was just a tiny tweak out of parallel with the cluster gears and =
there was just enough lateral play in the idler (not the tensioner) to caus=
e some slop. Fixed it by upgrading that
>
I bought an Expedition about a year ago and have most of the bugs worked out except for a persistant drivetrain problem. The chain jumps on the rear sprocket...
Charles, A couple of things to check, that you can do yourself. 1 - Make sure the cable is tensioned correctly. If it has stretched over time the shift...
... Charles, I just got back from a long ride and fiddle session.....Tightened the cable at the derailleur one click at a time rode a few miles, fiddled some...
... Charles, I just got back from a long ride and fiddle session.....Tightened the cable at the derailleur one click at a time rode a few miles, fiddled some...
... Charles, I just got back from a long ride and fiddle session.....Tightened the cable at the derailleur one click at a time rode a few miles, fiddled some...
... Charles, I just got back from a long ride and fiddle session.....Tightened the cable at the derailleur one click at a time rode a few miles, fiddled some...
brane new cable installed when busted right shifter replaced less than a week ago. Rode it 2 days after this was done...still jumping in the same places. ...
it HAD a KDS chain to begin with I think and it broke 2x in the first 6 months although I an very meticulous on cleaning and lubing the drivetrain Charles...
Does this, by chance, happen when you are cornering or going over bumps? I've had trouble with my trike (NOT a catrike, however) and several other recumbents...
not really...most of the time it's on straight runs and more often than not when I'm "under load" going up an incline Charles Rathbun ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It's a...
You know when I think about it I had a similar issue the chain was to long for the amount the boom was out. What I discovered as I had inadvertently not moved...
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