Reducing the size of the rubber wheel on a chain guide

Yahoobedoo
Yahoobedoo Posts: 109
edited July 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
Just fitted a 36T E13 Supercharger bashguard to my 2006 Specialized Enduro.

The wheel on the Black Spire Stinger shift guide is touching the E13 and rotates with it.

Although a short test ride didn't show it as a problem, research seems to indicate that a clearance of 3mm should be the norm.

I'm therefore thinking of trying to give it some clearance by reducing the diameter of the Stinger wheel.

Anyone any advice on the best way to achieve this?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    lets have a picture of the set up.
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  • Yahoobedoo
    Yahoobedoo Posts: 109
    Here you go:

    dscf2877wt6.th.jpg
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Ok there is no way to move it away from the bash, down the arm?

    My option would be a spacer between the bash and spider to move it out a touch.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Yahoobedoo
    Yahoobedoo Posts: 109
    nicklouse wrote:
    Ok there is no way to move it away from the bash, down the arm?

    No, it's at the end already.

    nicklouse wrote:
    My option would be a spacer between the bash and spider to move it out a touch.

    Not sure how to do that, the bashguard bolts are just long crank ring bolts with a male and a female bit that hold the middle ring and bashguard onto the spider with no room for a spacer?
  • robvalentine
    robvalentine Posts: 33
    i filed mine down slightly with a metal file, doesn't look pretty and i just converted it into a single ring anyway,

    i ended up removing the stinger..
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Yahoobedoo
    you can get longer crank bolts and you can get crank bolt spacers.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Yahoobedoo
    Yahoobedoo Posts: 109
    robvalentine wrote:
    i filed mine down slightly with a metal file, doesn't look pretty

    That rules that out then!
    nicklouse wrote:
    Yahoobedoo
    you can get longer crank bolts and you can get crank bolt spacers.

    Didn't know that. Had hoped for a lost-cost (free!) effective method but will investigate longer bolts + spacers.

    Thanks for the advice folks.

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