Troubleshooting - Dynacraft SINGLE SPEED Owner's Manual

PROBLEM
Gear Shifts not working properly.
Slipping Chain.
Chain jumping off freewheel
sprocket or chainring.
Constant clicking noises when
pedaling.
Grinding noise when pedaling.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
- Derailleur cables sticking or
stretched or damaged.
- Front or rear derailleur not
adjusted properly.
- Indexed shifting not adjusted
properly.
- Excessively worn/chipped
chainring or freewheel sprocket
teeth.
- Chain worn/stretched.
- Stiff link in chain.
- Non-compatible chain or
chainring or freewheel.
- Chainring out of true.
- Chainring loose.
- Chainring teeth bent or broken.
- Rear or front derailleur side-to-
side travel out of adjustment.
- Stiff chain link.
- Loose pedal axle or bearing.
- Loose bottom bracket axle or
bearings.
- Bent bottom bracket bearings too
tight.
- Loose crankset.
- Pedal bearings too tight.
- Bottom bracket bearings too
tight.
- Chain fouling derailleurs.
- Derailleur jockey wheels dirty or
binding.
REMEDY
- Lubricate, tighten, or replace
cables.
- Adjust derailleurs.
- Adjust indexing.
- Replace chainring, sprockets and
chain.
- Replace chain.
- Lubricate or replace link.
- Seek advice at a bicycle shop.
- Retrue if possible, or replace.
- Tighten mounting bolts.
- Repair or replace chainring/set.
- Adjust derailleur travel.
- Lubricate chain or adjust chain
link.
- Adjust bearings or axle nut.
- Adjust bottom bracket.
- Replace bottom bracket axle or
pedals.
- Tighten crank bolts.
- Adjust bearings.
- Adjust bearings.
- Adjust chain line.
- Clean and lubricate jockey
wheels.
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