Chain scraping inside of frame ...

I have adjusted everything and it appears to be in order. Just wondering why the chain would be hitting/scraping the inside of the frame. Maybe it is too loose....although it seems to be aligned correctly. Help.

Hellifiknow!

sorry to put it this way,,,but they all do it, especially with an o ring chain installed,,,06 and my 08,,,,as for the 04TC I don't remember. That does not make it right,,,but its a quirk I guess.

Here is a link to a guy that made a nice little guard to prevent that. There is alot of good info on here.http://rickramsey.net/TE310mods.htm#drivechain

My 08 TE 450 does the same...wonder how Rick's guard is holding up?

We have some really great teflon based anti-chafe material at the plant,,,,I have used it in the past but never bothered to make a slider for the husky (this one anyway). We have the ears of BRP over here,,,we could give them an idea to machine some of their nylon(stuff) for the task.

Yeah, UHMW would work awesome and they could do different colors to match the frame. I think the reason Rick used Kydex is because it can be thermo-formed easily by placing a piece in the oven at about 300F or so and wrap it around the frame. Once it cures it holds its shape really well.

I was thinking about lightly sanding the affected area on the frame and applying some of that 'spray on bedliner' material. Although I'd rather have something more permanent like a metal guard.

Great idea ! Sounds like more than a few of us have seen this issue with our bikes.

i run my RK GXW chain with the link to the inside so it isnt as wide on the outside & doesnt rub on the frame as easy. I also cable tie a piece of white plastic ice cream container to the frame for some added protection. The plastic is probably overkill with the link joining clip to the inside. Yes the GXW is a rivet link chain though i prefer to use the clip link.
hope this helps.