Recent content by Lefty1

Oh yea, I've rolled back on a hill but was lucky enough to have some room to turn the kart enough to stop it. The hills aren't anything spectacular but enough to send the kart flying backward and potentially hurt someone/destroy something. It's just not a very comforting feeling knowing if the...

Should a typical band brake be able to hold a kart on an incline backwards? If it should at least hold it, then mine is totally not working right as it pretty much has zero stopping power in that situation.

The engine only stalled once, but a new carb took care of that. I'm more concerned about having my kids in the kart. I guess I'll just have deal with the band brake until I upgrade it. Thanks.

So, what's the solution to stopping the kart if you're going up a hill and the engine were to stall if band brakes are useless going in reverse?

Thanks guys! How hard is it to change from band to disc? Maybe I'll do it if I decide to paint my kart over the winter. Sounds like a good project for then.

I have a Carter go kart with a band brake. If I have to back up down a hill for whatever reason the brake doesn't hold the kart. Is this typical for band brakes or is it in need of adjustment? Also, does the wheel assembly need to come off to change the band? It seem like the only way to get it...

I'm not able to post a pic with my phone...I'm sure I'm doing it wrong, but the belt has approximately 1" of play when I press the top of it.

The kart was given to me with an automotive type fanbelt on it, so I bought a comet 203583 belt and had to move the engine back approx 1/8" to keep the wheels from spinning at idle. I'd say the belt was just warm and again the fraying was minimal. It just didn't look like a brand new belt...

I just bought a new belt for my go kart, it has a comet 20 tc on it. After adjusting the belt and taking it for a 10 minute ride I noticed a few strands on the side away from the engine. These strands are very small but I was wondering if this is normal after so little use? Everything appears to...