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  • 04 avenger chain tight chains?

    Hello, Jason from alaska here , just bought a 04 avenger and installed tracks . All of my drive chains seem extremely tight, can this be right? I've installed the tracks as per Argos instructions, measured my tires and all that. I've relaxed the tensioners and drove the thing and all chains are tight again . Dealer says supposed to be tight on bottom and loose on top. I have 3" of sag on my tracks off of ground . Any advise from you guys would help. I love this thing and had I known what this thing can do, I would have had one years ago

    Thanks

  • #2
    What type track? Rubber or plastic? Seems you are still experiencing chain windup.
    Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways , cigar in one hand, whiskey in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!!"

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    • #3
      Early avengers needed upgraded chain tensioners, if not already done. For too tight chains. Then of course the track install issues including tire sizing.
      To Invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. (Thomas Edison)

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      • #4
        They are Argo rubber tracks, the chains were this tight before I installed the tracks as well. Do I need fireplace all the tensioners ? How can I tell if they are the new style or not ?
        Thanks for the advice

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        • #5
          I have an 05, same issue. Melted the plastic right off the sliders. I upgraded to the new style tensioners, tried it to other day and it appears to be better. Some guys take the rear set of chains off and they say it fixes the problem.

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          • #6
            Thanks for the advice , just ordered new style tensioners and sliders . If that don't work I'm going to remove springs and make them manual adjusters. I don't really think the front ones are even necessary with such a small lenght of chain. Thank you for your help.

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            • #7
              Have a 2006 Avenger, changed out the fine tooth adjuster for the course adjuster also. With the fine tooth when the machine flexes this allows the system to ratchet up and when the machine returns to a stable position the chains are over tightened. The course tooth adjusters should help greatly by resisting the flex to move to the next position due the spacing in the teeth.

              If your chains were tight prior to installing the tracks this may be part of the problem. Chain wind-up seems to occur more with the rubber tracks than with plastic. This is due to friction between the two rubber materials. The plastic has a lower friction coefficient which allows slippage and less chain windup. That was the reason for the question: Rubber/plastic.

              If you remove the chains from the rear wheels you will probably find reduced performance. This would be my last choice option.

              Hope this helps
              Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways , cigar in one hand, whiskey in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!!"

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              • #8
                I finished putting my chains on last weekend. Took it out and didn't like the tightness of the chains. I let the tire pressure down to 5 in the middle and 3.5 front and back (down about a pd all around). I let the chain tightens off and took it for a ride. Seems pretty good now. Not as nimbler turning as just tires but the thing goes anywhere. 4 ft of powder...no problem.

                My 2 cents.

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