Faulty Chain Adjuster, chain popping

[fmints]

You also got a 2 bolt bracket out of my parts bucket. Glad we got you rolling. Otherwise you would have been stuck in my backseat of the Conquest after I split the sidewalls out on the Hustler.

Yeah that would really suck to have you sit back seat of your own Machine,,,, ha ha h aha h ah h aha ha ha ha!! Thanks for the help dude. Thats why I love this hobby and the people that are a part of this Forum,,,,. We help each other out and we all enjoy fixing things that we break.

[Dan67]

Thanks to Brian and Mike (Racerone3 and Hydromike) I took my 980 Hustler to Busco. Brian supplied me with a chain adjuster that had two bolts and unistrut nuts. It secured the chain into the new unistrut channel that i had that Brian welded for me. Thanks to you two gents,,,,, I was running the whole weekend, even led the Saturday Night Ride. It was great. This was the first time that I wasnt broke at busco for the majority of the weekend. Thanks again guys

p.s. I can't forget about you Lewis, I think I got a bolt or two from you also, Thanks!!!

You also got a 2 bolt bracket out of my parts bucket. Glad we got you rolling. Otherwise you would have been stuck in my backseat of the Conquest after I split the sidewalls out on the Hustler.

[coosaridgerider]

Fred glad to see you got some help and was able to ride the hustler.This is a great website with alot of good members that are alway's ready to help.

[jpswift1]

We 6 wheeler nuts are the tightest knit group of any hobby out there.

[fmints]

Thanks to Brian and Mike (Racerone3 and Hydromike) I took my 980 Hustler to Busco. Brian supplied me with a chain adjuster that had two bolts and unistrut nuts. It secured the chain into the new unistrut channel that i had that Brian welded for me. Thanks to you two gents,,,,, I was running the whole weekend, even led the Saturday Night Ride. It was great. This was the first time that I wasnt broke at busco for the majority of the weekend. Thanks again guys

p.s. I can't forget about you Lewis, I think I got a bolt or two from you also, Thanks!!!

[fmints]

Here are pics of the chain adjuster that I cut out of my Hustler. Feel free to scroll the rest of the pics in my photo bucket to see the others!
2012-10-09102201.jpg picture by fmints - Photobucket

[fmints]

Fred, make sure you post what you do to correct the problem on your Hustler as I am interested in the solutions people are coming up with and how they work out in real world situations and use.

Thanks, Keith.

Ok, no problem at all Keith. I'll post when I return from Busco. It's feels good to have a helping hand, and in my case, a few helping hands.

Well Fred you know I have parts if you need something in a pinch you can stop by my house on your way out to Busco.

Thanks Thomas, from the looks of it, Brian got me covered. I'll let you know if I need anything. You are coming to busco to debut your beast, right?

P.s. I didnt forget either, I'll swing by your house on the way back from Busco!!

alright Fred. I built you a roller, and have a new bolt, unistrut nut, and 3 feet of new unistrut packed up for you. bring the hustler, a welder and a sawzall to cut the unistrut to length. we will have you up and running by 10 AM Friday

Thanks Brian, I do appreciate it. I'll bring everything that you need to get me rolling again. Since I'm bringing the Hustler I won't be leaving Ga until the afternoon, so that puts me in NC late Thursday night and at Busco early Friday morning. Thanks again dude.

p.s. what brand of beer do you like!

[racerone3]

alright Fred. I built you a roller, and have a new bolt, unistrut nut, and 3 feet of new unistrut packed up for you. bring the hustler, a welder and a sawzall to cut the unistrut to length. we will have you up and running by 10 AM Friday

[highrollinmopars]

Well Fred you know I have parts if you need something in a pinch you can stop by my house on your way out to Busco.

[kghills]

Fred, make sure you post what you do to correct the problem on your Hustler as I am interested in the solutions people are coming up with and how they work out in real world situations and use.

Thanks, Keith.

[fmints]

Fred look at my build thread. So far everything is working great. The two front adjusters where simple to make and could be done with the frame in. Are you sure your tranny isnt twisting in the mount?

Yup, I'm pretty sure that the tranny is locked in nice and tight. No wiggle play there at all Thomas! its most definetly the chain adjuster coming off the T-20,, definitely!!!

Thanks for the suggestion!!

[hydromike]

So, a silly question; Is there a chance we would be able to keep your chain tight enough (with a new chain, even with a [gasp!] half-link or something) to get you through the weekend? That is, ef the adjuster for a couple days and let's see if we can get by without hurting the machine. The biggest issue that comes to mind is how close the chains come to the bottom of the tub with the huge primary sprockets.

I'd just hate to have you leave the 'ol girl home.

[fmints]

You're right, Fred. the rod screws into the nut welded on top of the channel cap and doesn't attach to anything else. There's a 3/8'' nut welded to the top of the Kendorf nut that I drilled the threads out of just to act as a guide for the threaded rod. The threads on the bottom of the rod are ground off to let it turn freely in the threadless nut. This has worked great so far: you don't have to tighten the idler nut so tight that it distorts the channel just to keep it from sliding up.

Sweet!!!! This is exactly what i need. I will surely incorporated it into my Hustler. Thanks Don!!!

[highrollinmopars]

Fred look at my build thread. So far everything is working great. The two front adjusters where simple to make and could be done with the frame in. Are you sure your tranny isnt twisting in the mount?

[Don]

the threaded rod is not welded to anything at all is it? Looks like it's just pushing down the tensioner and keeps it from back up. Does the threaded rod rest inside of anything?

You're right, Fred. the rod screws into the nut welded on top of the channel cap and doesn't attach to anything else. There's a 3/8'' nut welded to the top of the Kendorf nut that I drilled the threads out of just to act as a guide for the threaded rod. The threads on the bottom of the rod are ground off to let it turn freely in the threadless nut. This has worked great so far: you don't have to tighten the idler nut so tight that it distorts the channel just to keep it from sliding up.