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I don't know their arrangement on that one, is the sprocket carrier not supported on a bearing to centre it then?I'd like a lathe that would take wheels complete.
Agreed, it's an awful design. Surely it should be dismantled and regreased at regular intervals. Isn't that what the grooves are for in the original carrier?But of course that's near impossible as the retainer is often nigh impossible to remove.
No the grooves were placed there to allow grease to collect in them, it's not the best arrangement but it works to some degree. Trig is spot on, as the damper rubbers wear the sprocket carrier moves more and more and the allows the lack of grease to really become a problem. I've seen them really eccentric and the grooves missing on one side but fine on the other. A liberal application of grease on assembly and periodic replenishing and it works fine, problem is, if you don't know about it you find out too late.