I broke a chain today on the trails and I cant seem toget the new one to fit. I cut a few links out but its still to loose. If I take another linkout it wont fit.. can anyone tell me how to adjust the chain tension on an '01 Scrambler 500 2x4?? Please Help!!!!!!!

 

there are two bolts at the end of your swingarm. If you look, you can see that these two bolts tighten and are what hold the axle on. Loosen these bolts. If you look at how the axle goes into the axle housing, you will see that it is offset. The whole axle housing will twist. When you are done, tighten the bolts. dont jack the back up when you adjest the housing, because it wont adjest correctly. This is kinda hard to explain, i hope i helped[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]CLICK FOR DIAGRAM- the bolts you need to loosen are number 27

 

I tried this but when i tried to turn the offset it wouldnt budge! any ideas??

 

they turn hard, you'll need leverage on it, try using a wrench, pliers, etc.? anything that will fit around it. You might have to pull kind of hard. Also, on the side of the axle housing, you can see two stops, meaning it wont turn freely. See if on of these stops is stopping the movement, than turn it the other way. What chain did you buy for a replacment?

 

not entirely sure...[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img] dealer looked it up for me

 

maybe u could have the dealer show u how to do it. i had mine show me how to adjust the chain the first time.

 

Looking at it from the back your brake caliper is on the left side of the axle. It must be loosened as well. It is bolt #12 in this diagram. The axle wont budge if it's not loose. Make sure your parking brake is not on too.

 

I'm not familiar witht he scrammy, but most other Polaris's you can stick a screwdriver through the axle sprocket into the rear housing with the bolts loose, then spin the rear tire and axle turning the concentric. Like I said though, I've only done this on older Polaris's

 

i never have loosened my brake caliper and it has worked fine, is something messed up with it?

 

Your caliper mounting clamp may not be tight. It usually does not allow the axle carrier to spin.