I have a 99 Panther 550 which originally came with reverse. I had the reverse removed by the dealer before delivery and he replaced it with what appears to be most of the components found on a ZL or similar machine without the reverse. The tensioner is the type with a roller on each side of the chain with a spring tensioner pulling evenly on both sides of the chain. There is no external tensioning modification available the way it is set up.
When the machine was new the chain would occasionally jump when I clamped hard on the brakes. After 3000+ miles the chain now skips even when I accelerate hard or attempt to climb. In looking at the ZLs without reverse I see that their chaincase includes a bolt to apply deflection to the front of the chain via tension on the frontside roller. I see no chaincase setups that rely only on the spring tensioner except those which use a slider shoe on the front side of the chain and those on the lighter, lower horsepower rigs. Is my chaincase set up correctly for my machine or would the addition of a tensioning bolt be advisable?
When the machine was new the chain would occasionally jump when I clamped hard on the brakes. After 3000+ miles the chain now skips even when I accelerate hard or attempt to climb. In looking at the ZLs without reverse I see that their chaincase includes a bolt to apply deflection to the front of the chain via tension on the frontside roller. I see no chaincase setups that rely only on the spring tensioner except those which use a slider shoe on the front side of the chain and those on the lighter, lower horsepower rigs. Is my chaincase set up correctly for my machine or would the addition of a tensioning bolt be advisable?
