Drive Chain; Chain Lubrication; Chain Adjustment; Chain Free-Movement Inspection - Triumph 2012 Tiger 800 Service Manual

Rear Suspension

Drive Chain

For safety and to prevent excessive wear, the drive chain
must be checked, adjusted and lubricated in accordance
with scheduled maintenance req uirements. Checking,
adjustment and lubrication must be carried out more
frequently for extreme conditions such as salty or heavily
gritted roads.
If the chain is badly worn
or
too loose or too tight> the chain could jump off the
sprockets or break.
A chain that breaks or jumps off the sprockets could
snag on the engine sprocket or lock the rear wheel,
severely damaging the motorcycle and causing an
accident. Never neglect chain maintenance.
Note:
•
Lubrication of the drive chain should ideally
be carried out with the motorcycle set up so
that the rear suspension hangs free.
•
The chain must be adjusted with the
motorcycle in an upright position, resting on
its wheels, and with no additional weight
on it.

Chain Lubrication

Lubrication is necessary every 200 miles (300 Km> and
also after riding in wet weather, on wet roads, or any time
that the chain appears dry.
Use the special chain lubricant as recommended in the
specification section.
Correct application is critical for chain lubrication. Apply
the lubricant for one ful l chain revolution only, then leave
for eight hours before riding. This allows the lubricant's
solvent <used to thin the oil> to evaporate and the oil to
'soak' into all parts of the chain. If the lubricant is applied
and the motorcycle is ridden shortly afterwards, the
lubricant is unlikely to reach all parts and the majority will
be flung off and wasted. Applying excessive amounts is
not helpful under any circumstances.
lt should be noted that the lubricant is applied to the chain
to lubricate its action across the sprockets. In an 0-ring
chain, external lubrication does not penetrate to the
bushes and rollers as the 0-ring seals prevents this from
happening.
Do not use a power 'jet' wash to clean the chain as this
may cause damage to the chain com ponents.
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incorrectly adjusted <either
SeNice Manual Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC
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Chain Adiustment

Chain Free-movement Inspection

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1. Maximum movement position
Before starting work, ensure the motorcycle· is stabilised
and adequately supported. This will help prevent it from
falling and causing injury to the operator or damage to
the motorcycle.
1. Place the motorcycle on a level surface and hold it in
an upright position with no weight on it.
2. Rotate the rear wheel by pushing the motorcycle to
find the position where the chain has least slack.
Measure the chains vertical movement, mid-way
between sprockets.
3 . If correct, the vertical movement of the drive chain
midway between the sprockets should be:
•
15 - 25 mm for the Tiger 800;
•
20 - 30 mm for Tig er 800XC.