I'm at 24,500 miles, and what I saw tonight scared me, bad.
I have known I was due a chain replacement, but now she is parked until I get one. Had her up on the lift, and adjusted again tonight, but this was like the 5th or 6th time in last 3 weeks, and I knew something was not right.
I started her up, engaged 1st gear, and like you, there was a real tight spot, but the rest was way loose. It was not so obvious just turning the rear wheel by hand, but letting the engine pull it around explained a lot. I have been feeling that on the road, too, and could not tell if it was wind, rough road or what. Now I know. Heck - I put 120+ miles on her yesterday morning - all at over 70 mph!
I think my sprockets are okay, too, so chain only it will be.
Do you have to pull the rear wheel? Or can you link old to new and pull it around?
