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    Chain skipping

    Both sprockets and chain are 1/2" pitch, confirmed. I even measured the chain. 20 links (inner + outer) measure 20". Chain fits great around both sprockets. The primary (48T) sprocket has a very slight amount of lateral runout (maybe 1/8") and I wonder if that is throwing it off and making the...
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    Chain skipping

    The chain fits snugly around the whole sprocket. The links seat in the grooves between teeth. I measured the depth and it checks, plus minus a few thou for measurement error. In all my (young) years of dealing with chains, the sprockets were always farther apart. These are much closer than what...
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    Chain skipping

    Isn't #50 chain 5/8" pitch? These sprockets and chain are 1/2" pitch.
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    Chain skipping

    Greetings, I have inherited a strange and unfinished uild. A UTV powered by a GY6 150cc go-kart engine and with a 12:1 rear diff. While trying to finish what someone started, I am having a problem with the chain skipping and eventually coming off. The chain is tensioned well, no slop. But it...
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