Checking you Chain Tension

Kart Class

Today I'm looking at how to check your chain tension. Now, when it comes to chains, I find they're wearing out a lot faster than what they previously were. That could be down to the quality of the chains, or it could be that we're now driving faster engines.

With drivers being on the track for more practicing, a lot of these factors are wearing out chains a lot faster. If mechanics are not on top of the chain tension, we're going to find too much slack in the chain, and we might have more mechanical failures or just the performance of our kart is not the same.

Low performance categories, such as four stroke karts & cadets’ karts can have a little bit slacker in that chain because there's less power to flick that chain off. As a rule, when it comes to, Mini Rok cadet engines, once it's all fitted, you can move your fingers up and down to see how tight the chain is. We aim for it to just touch the front chain guard that goes onto the engine, not the rear chain guard.
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