corkforbrains Posted February 9, 2006 Report Posted February 9, 2006 I keep running across cracked cases that happen because of the chain damaging them. How's this happen pls? Are these chains breaking? Are they simply jumping off the sprocket (and how exactly does that happen if there's a common reason?) and balling up at the front sprocket? Just curious...from all the cracked cases it seems to be a coomon occurance, but is this something Banshees JUST do or is it common to all high excitement quads? Thanx! ~cork Quote
Shee-Male Posted February 9, 2006 Report Posted February 9, 2006 streched worn out chains, loose carrier, bad link, anything can happen. This happens to all atv's, not just banshees and yes it get bunched up by the drive sproket, thats why they make case savers, and they make them for all the high performance quads. Quote
87sheerips Posted February 9, 2006 Report Posted February 9, 2006 Do you have an old style carrier?? i.e 87-89. If so, the 4 carrir bolta are worthless to say the least, yull throw chains like its your job. Update to new carrier/swinger if this is the case. Quote
BigRed350x Posted February 9, 2006 Report Posted February 9, 2006 (edited) Check this out.... http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?...look+what+i+got Scroll down for pics of it installed once you go to that link. Edited February 9, 2006 by BigRed350x Quote
Cotton eyed Joe Posted February 9, 2006 Report Posted February 9, 2006 Junk swingarms will do it too. I know someone that bought an extended stock swingarm off of ebay and tossed a chain because the guy he bought it off of apparently welded it together crooked just enough to matter. Quote
RATBIKE0130 Posted February 9, 2006 Report Posted February 9, 2006 I think 99% of all broken top cases are caused by owner neglect. If you don't check your chains and sprockets for wear and adjust the chain for proper tension your asking for a broken chain/cases. If you buy junk no name chains and sprockets off ebay again your asking for trouble. Spend the extra few bucks and buy good chains and name brand steel sprockets. Install them properly and clean, oil, and visually inspect everything from the swingarm, axle nuts, carrier bolts, sprockets, chain, and even engine mounts. Quote
greg_banshee Posted February 9, 2006 Report Posted February 9, 2006 I think 99% of all broken top cases are caused by owner neglect. If you don't check your chains and sprockets for wear and adjust the chain for proper tension your asking for a broken chain/cases. If you buy junk no name chains and sprockets off ebay again your asking for trouble. Spend the extra few bucks and buy good chains and name brand steel sprockets. Install them properly and clean, oil, and visually inspect everything from the swingarm, axle nuts, carrier bolts, sprockets, chain, and even engine mounts. 471226[/snapback] Yeah i Agree Do PM's regularly and spend the extra few $$ on quality name brand stuff & you shouldn't have that problem. i've always liked the RK Chain but thats just my opinion. i use Kimpex sprokets there made by (the sproket specialist) i get them threw work for cheep & they last long. and i use that Bel-Ray Chain lube ... it doesn't fling off it comes out white and then drys almost like a wax. Quote
2003LimitedBanshee Posted February 10, 2006 Report Posted February 10, 2006 Yeah i Agree Do PM's regularly and spend the extra few $$ on quality name brand stuff & you shouldn't have that problem. i've always liked the RK Chain but thats just my opinion. i use Kimpex sprokets there made by (the sproket specialist) i get them threw work for cheep & they last long. and i use that Bel-Ray Chain lube ... it doesn't fling off it comes out white and then drys almost like a wax. 471231[/snapback] One thing you have to be aware of when selecting a chain lube is what conditions you will be riding in. I was looking at Bel-Ray and another chain "wax" but they said it leaves a Cosmolene like finish on the chain. Believe me you don't want anything close to Cosmolene if you're riding in sand (as I do). As far as case savers go, I agree that many problems can be avoided through proper maintanence and checking. However, sometimes even the best of chains will break, just bad circumstances or some flaw in the manufacturing. I saw the original post on the aluminum case save that BigRed is running, and I must say I echo his concern about the load of the case saver on the three bolts if a chain were to break. Not only because I run one, but I much prefer the design of the TM case saver. It isn't all shiny and billet, but it does have a "locking" design that contacts the case in 4 different places to spread the load of a broken chain. It almost makes the three bolts pointless. In my opinion I feel a case saver should be one of the first upgrades after you start increasing the power output. They are very cheap insurance. Quote
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