Class #14 - Proper Primary Chain Adjustment

Calling all BAKER Gearheads!

Class 14 will show you how to properly adjust your primary chain.

For any further questions please refer to your factory service manual or give us a call at 517-339-3835.

[dennislavigne]

Those primary gaskets are of very good quality. If you’re careful when removing and installing them you can reuse them many times with no issues

[dtocher]

If you are setting the chain at the tight spot, why wouldn't you set it at 5/8"? That way the looser spots would be more than 5/8". It seems to me, that setting it at 7/8" would mean that the loose spots would exceed 7/8". Thanks for the video.

[davidchereneimmel]

That's why I like my 06, 88 I still have the chain inspection cover and I don't have to pull the whole primary cover to do such a simple maintenance.

[SDMF]

For the metric people (me) 5/8 - 7/8 is 15.8mm - 22.2mm

[Beach]

Wouldn't tight spots be created by an elliptical rotation of the comp gear or clutch sprocket , like excessive crank sprocket shaft run out or trans input shaft ?

[chicagobears]

hey do i have to take off the chain to put the tenchinor or can i still put it on with the chain loose

[ih]

I have a 2012 fxdb installed a comp eliminator and threw everything back on. It came with a boot to go on top of the chain tensioner. The bottom chain is now millimeters away from the gear shifter link is that safe? I know the chain gets slack when torquing or slowing down

[dougfresh]

Wanted the Baker tensioner, but damn, the cost is out of sight.

[allanable]

what part number i need to get one for my 2019 softail

[blizzardboyy]

I installed this and followed the instructions and video. How often do you need to do this?

[randymccalla]

Crazy ..the only cause for a difference is the e runout on the crank, unless your trans shaft is already bent ( tight spot should be 5/8 so the loose spot is never more than otherwise noisy primary

[lionelscott]

Would it not be a good idea to remove the chain from sprockets and relocate so the power stroke is not always at the same place . This should streach the chain in a new section and over time chain would not have such a mark difference between loose and tight spots .

[klum]

Sounds like your gonna need wing nuts on the primary cover bolts for as many times the cover will be off and on. Doesn't sound very productive. Sigh..!

[Chilllybob]

Should be named improper way to adjust tension...You shouldn't have loosened up anything until you check the tension with a ruler in multiple spots not the way you're doing it doesn't make sense.. The tension could have been in spec. and you did all that for nothing.

[aklthachem]

you didn't finish the adjustment . Your video didn't help

[muddirt]

Good God why make it so complicated? All this measurements points do this look there angle this and that. Look. It's done cold. And it's I you can move the tension of the chain more than one I said 1 only one depth of the chain it's too loose. Going down is always pretty tight.