v1 drive help - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

salty pirate · 11-22-2011, 08:41 AM

I bought a used 08 outback about a year ago. why do the chain cable's keep breaking on me. Im about to buy 3rd chain as its hanging on by a thread. this chain is only 2 month's old. is it defective? or am I doing somthing wrong. the drive gets washed off, lubed and checked after every use.
http://www.hobiecat.com/forums/viewt...p?f=60&t=12572
love the yak but dont want to keep buying chains.

Iceman · 11-22-2011, 08:52 AM

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Next, squeeze your chain cables in the same manner. The front should have a little give (again, about 1/8 inch), and the rear, slightly more (3/16 inch). These measurements are more critical if you have the stainless sprocket -- too loose and you can skip a cog on the sprocket; less critical with plastic sprockets.

Are you over tightening?

Which cable is breaking?

salty pirate · 11-22-2011, 01:04 PM

thanks for the help. the back one thats got 7-8 trips on it is about to go. just checked and they are to tight not by much though. would that be the cause? hobie parts discount for black friday?

11-22-2011, 08:41 AM	#1
salty pirate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: where the hell is Temecula Posts: 268	v1 drive help I bought a used 08 outback about a year ago. why do the chain cable's keep breaking on me. Im about to buy 3rd chain as its hanging on by a thread. this chain is only 2 month's old. is it defective? or am I doing somthing wrong. the drive gets washed off, lubed and checked after every use. http://www.hobiecat.com/forums/viewt...p?f=60&t=12572 love the yak but dont want to keep buying chains.

11-22-2011, 01:04 PM	#3
salty pirate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: where the hell is Temecula Posts: 268	thanks for the help. the back one thats got 7-8 trips on it is about to go. just checked and they are to tight not by much though. would that be the cause? hobie parts discount for black friday?