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Chain rollers
Posted: 09:21 am Jun 16 2007
by MXOldtimer
Unloading last night after a 3 day ride and I noticed my bottom roller looked funny. Grabbed it and it's wore out, top one not much better. I was poop'd and didn't look to close at them.
Now that I'm sitting on the computer this morning SORE, I thought I'd ask.
Do the stock chain rollers use bearing or are they just cheap?
If you've up graded your to a better quality roller which brand did you use and how are they holding up.
Thanks
Posted: 03:26 pm Jun 16 2007
by Indawoods
cheap... more like a bumper that will turn...
Posted: 07:45 pm Jun 20 2007
by canyncarvr
Brand doesn't matter as much as one that is at least engineered to have a chance at doing something it's supposed to.
...like one with a couple of bearings in it!!
Mine are both wonky....have BEEN wonky for quite some time. But, if I used that reason to replace 'em...I'd have to replace the rider for the same reason.......

Posted: 09:12 am Jun 21 2007
by Oldschool
My bottom one was packed with mud and the chain did a funky
wear job on it so I just swapped it with the top one, last night !
Although the top one had Red loctite on the bolt hhmmm?
Posted: 11:50 am Jun 21 2007
by fuzzy
Probably to allow it to roll some as it wouldn't if it was tight.
Posted: 12:15 pm Jun 21 2007
by canyncarvr
Some rollers have no locking hardware..and as Fuzzy says, if you tighten the bolt you defeat the purpose of the roller.
So...a cheap roller hardware setup will have the bolt simply threaded into something...NOT tightened against/to anything.