changing the small chains in the rear of my Max IV

[awesomepossum66]

Ok guys i am going to tackle changing the chains coming off of the transmission ,,i will start by taking off the gas ,line and any other cables going to the motor .Next i will take out the 4 bolts that hold the stand that the motor sits on ,,then i will take off the belt ,,and lift the entire motor and stand out at the same time .Then i will check all the sprockets ,,and bearings ,,and the transmission ,, for any parts that needs replacement ...If i have left any thing out please do tell me ,,i am a green horn at this

[Mike]

Sounds like you have it down. I don't think you will have a problem and really after you get started it doesn't take long at all to get down to the chains.

[awesomepossum66]

Well its day 2 and i have taken the motor out and found out that the middle wheel is popping up and down on the left side .So i go to check it out and i find that the flange and the bolts are very lose and the lug nuts i could take of by hand ,,,so when i checked all the bearings they all seem to be in good shape .,,,,,buuuuuuuut all the axles have a good amount of play in them enough that they pop when i move the wheels forward .So i drilled them out for a bolt a little bigger than what was in them ,,,1/2 inch is what i drilled them ,, i hope that this does not make the axles week but if it does ,i will just have to fix them again .Then i went on to take out the bar that the shifts the max into reverse and forward ,,,it was bent about 3 inch in the middle .so i put it on a flat table and fixed it .Then i tighten up the band on the trans on the right side ..This is all what i have done today ,,,now i wait for the new chains to come in and put them on and i will be done for a bit ,,

[awesomepossum66]

Well day 3 is here and gone and i got this MaxIV running great i took it for a spin and done a 360 on flat black top it showed no sign of having any problems with the way it runs ,,,i do think it needs the lever that puts it in reverse and forward worked on a little it is just a little hard to get into reverse that wont take long ,, but over all i am very happy with the Max IV and what it does now ,, ,,,I just want to thank you guys for your help here on the site and who ever i talk to on the phone ,,,,,Happy Riding ,,,,

[Mike]

Good deal! I'm glad you got it going again.

[awesomepossum66]

Thanks Mike its been very fun to get to know how the the darn thing runs ,, i like to tinker around with my toys