3rd Maintenance Window

Well, it didn't quite happen as well as I'd hoped.

I had to look after Phoebe (my youngest daughter) and try to fix the kart whilst she sat on my lap!
Anyway, I did manage to find the seat bolts and exhaust springs in the main toolbox. So I fit the springs to the exhaust straight away.

I then proceeded to fit the gear linkage. This turned out to be an absolute pig to fit. The opening on the linkage that fits the spline on the engine was extremely tight fitting. So if you fit the linkage in the wrong place, it was extremely difficult to get back off the spline to move to a different angle. It was all to do with the gear changer behind the steering wheel being in exactly the right spot to change up and down gears without the linkage banging against the engine or exhaust pipe. It eventually took about 45 minutes to get just this part on the engine.

Then I fit the spacers in the front engine mount and managed to secure the engine to the engine mounting brackets.

So, the list is getting shorter even though I added one item to the list:

• Change the circlip on the engine sprocket to the newer circlip!
• Gear Linkage
• Sprocket alignment (axle / engine)
• Washers in to space front engine mount
• Get the chain on (maybe move the engine towards the rear of the kart for more armroom?)
• Engine mounts securely tightened
• Find the exhaust springs and two seat bolts
• Fit the seat
• Gearbox oil