ROCKERDAN
OCD Sledhead
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- '18 RTX 50th "Winder"
When mine was all apart, I spent some time checking chain with 1.5 turns out...I would never run it there. It has a large gap between the tensioner and adjuster bolt, as the tensioner is spring loaded. I do not like the amt of chatter between there.
1 turn out was still loose but a smaller gap here, and I felt better about that. There is still plenty of play for meshing in to reverse. As for belt deflection, what happens is if too tight, the primary wants to be tension on belt, tugging at the belt at idle....which in turn tugs on the Jshaft which tugs on the chain. So now when you hit reverse, the fork/gear has hard time sliding over and meshing in as those reverse gears cannot push into place as easily, since its tugging it forward...
Being a tad below secondary on deflection is not gonna hurt anything, and be alot kinder to those special cut teeth on that sliding gear. Same thing with Phazer i believe and also 4tec doos without the lever style.
Dan
1 turn out was still loose but a smaller gap here, and I felt better about that. There is still plenty of play for meshing in to reverse. As for belt deflection, what happens is if too tight, the primary wants to be tension on belt, tugging at the belt at idle....which in turn tugs on the Jshaft which tugs on the chain. So now when you hit reverse, the fork/gear has hard time sliding over and meshing in as those reverse gears cannot push into place as easily, since its tugging it forward...
Being a tad below secondary on deflection is not gonna hurt anything, and be alot kinder to those special cut teeth on that sliding gear. Same thing with Phazer i believe and also 4tec doos without the lever style.
Dan
