Yes , thats it .
Yes , thats it .
Talked to JT sprockets today and they said they don't reccomend using that sprocket on your bike because "it will eat up the hub". And "void the warranty on the sprocket". Not sure why it will damage the hub, but ok. They didn't really give me a good answer. Any mechanical engineers on here that can tell me if there is any reason not to use the JT sprocket?
No engineer here , but it makes sense that if the bolts came loose and the sprocket hit the hub.It would eat up the hub, What I did was over torqued the bolts and used lock tight on them, and I will keep a close eye on them. No problem as of yet. Thanks for sharing.
Last edited by EBRRider; 08-22-2017 at 12:24 PM.
Yeah their answer seemed kind of half assed. Like the old myth about WD-40 destroying chains and making your bike explode. They didn't really say why, I asked them if the hub was adding any structural integrity or if the bolts take most of the load. My logic is that itwas simply to aid in centering the sprocket and maintaining center, not to take loading. After all the force is mainly rotational and it isn't a splined hub. Take off the bolts and it would spin.
Last edited by 1190SX; 08-22-2017 at 05:49 PM.
It reminds me of a hubcentric wheel spacer. If it isn't hubcentric, the spacer is not a "high" quality spacer and some people will call it down right unsafe to use in any application. If it's just centered on lug nuts, that have play in them, that's kinda dumb and not centering done by a machined part? I am no engineer but I work at a machine shop and have worked around fine tolerance parts for some time now and that's how I view it.
That's funny you mention the hubcentric spacer as my brother said the same thing. I would tend to agree regarding the hub maintaining center, but I'm not sure if it is downright unsafe.
Still on going strong, 300 miles plus
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Well I have one on the way, I'm not convinced it is a ticking time bomb. If someone more knowledgeable than me weighs in with some information I might change my opinion, but I believe it is simply used to maintain center on the wheel in the event the bolts did not and has no part in structural support under load.
Even with the bolts loose there is NO play at all Nada.
That pretty much answers it for me. Thanks. No play, no problem.
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