gearhead437
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Dear Fellow Motorheads-Although this is my second build, it has not been any easier than my first! I carefully mounted and aligned my engine to the frame, just as I carefully aligned and installed the driven rag mounted sprocket. The chain has a very slight twist coming out of the drive gear, so the bottom part of the chain is a few mm's out from the top part of the chain. I had to push the idler wheel in slightly while tightening to prevent the chain from riding the side of the driven sprocket and binding, as it was trying to jump off of the bottom of the driven gear-not good. I realize that some stretching will initially occur. I am wondering if , after initial stretching, if the idler wheel should be removed, along with enough links, to either not need an idler wheel or use the case mounted spring loaded idler assembly. TIA for any detailed reponses-Gearhead437