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Suck it up and get a Phil Wood.
You say that but....this weekend I thought I would get all brave and change from the 18t to 17t phil wood sprocket.
TBF the 17t is fairly worn (teeth are a bit pointy) and I was last using it on a bike with a 1/2 link chain. Fitted it all up yesterday and everything went together well. Couple of rotations on my stand to check alignment and parked it ready for this morning.
Pulled off the drive this morning and it sounded like a fecking gatling gun had been attached to my drivetrain, It got louder under load so i got off and fiddled around (having no idea what I was looking for). Chain line is good, and everything is the same except the change from 18t to 17t....managed to micro adjust it enough to almost totally eliminate the noise but it’s still there under heavy load.
Is this due to the cog being well used and being previously coupled with a 1/2 link chain ?
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The profile of the teeth looks quite square, which is what appears to be the problem.
I suppose it might bed in, but in the mean time that might trash your chain.
Suck it up and get a Phil Wood.