Danuaro
New Member
After finally overcoming many previous obstacles, I have managed to get the chain onto the bike. However it seems that the spacing between the teeth on the engine sprocket and the chain does not match up. This causes either one of two things.
A) The chain does not mesh up and pops off the sprocket, resulting in its getting wedged between the sprocket and the engine housing. Illustrated in picture 1.
B) The chain gets forced down between the teeth of the sprocket. It then has problems releasing from the teeth as shown in picture 2.
Picture 3 shows both of these issues going on. The chain on the top is not lining up and the sprocket tooth is hitting the chain roller. The bottom chain is hung up on the teeth, which requires a surprising amount of force to pull off.
I purchased both the engine and chain from Dax in one of his kits, so it seems strange that they do not match up. I am hesitant to put a grinder to the sprocket to grind the teeth down, but see no other solution. I could not find any other posts in which people were having similar problems, so if anybody has any hints, they would be greatly appreciated.
A) The chain does not mesh up and pops off the sprocket, resulting in its getting wedged between the sprocket and the engine housing. Illustrated in picture 1.
B) The chain gets forced down between the teeth of the sprocket. It then has problems releasing from the teeth as shown in picture 2.
Picture 3 shows both of these issues going on. The chain on the top is not lining up and the sprocket tooth is hitting the chain roller. The bottom chain is hung up on the teeth, which requires a surprising amount of force to pull off.
I purchased both the engine and chain from Dax in one of his kits, so it seems strange that they do not match up. I am hesitant to put a grinder to the sprocket to grind the teeth down, but see no other solution. I could not find any other posts in which people were having similar problems, so if anybody has any hints, they would be greatly appreciated.