Chris,
I've been autocrossing my (antique) Red Devil with chain drive for 6 years
(this will be my 7th), and have watched several guys sidelined with broken
or stripped drive belts. In about 80 or 90 events I have only had a chain
failure once, and was able to repair it with a temporary master link between
runs.
Just my two cents.
Ron S.
From: "Christopher Eveland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [F500] Autox and belts
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:42:01 -0400
Hi all-
I took the Red Devil to its first autox yesterday, and ran into a
little snag: I broke the drive belt (is that what we call the one that
isn't part of the CVT?) on my second run. It broke somewhere near the
start... I'd guess on a rational level that it broke on the launch,
but I swear I had power for at least the 1st 20 feet, and I did get up
enough speed to coast well off the course.
Anyway, I have a spare belt, so I can replace that, but I'm wondering
if there is any autox specific trick that should be employed to keep
this from happening again. Different tension? Driver adjustments?
Thanks for the tips,
-Chris
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