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Review on Auto Express Clutch Chain Kart by Darius Newberry

Revainrating 5 out of 5

This clutch can fray

This is my second clutch from them. The first one didn't come out of the pits until I hit it, then I blew the motor with the clutch, so I bought a new clutch with the new motor. This clutch failed after 19.1 hours of operation. Of those 19.3 hours, 10 were off-road hours and 6 burned kart tires. At 6.7pm I was driving through the woods when my bike got stuck in a tree root and I tried to get out. That's when I slipped for the first time. It was smoky but after being pushed out it went fine until it was 7pm. I happened to be driving down the road when I stopped and it didn't really accelerate to 2.5k rpm in lockup when it used to be 1.65 rpm. I tried mountaineering and didn't get to 3.1 km. It got progressively worse on the way back, to the point where it sounded like a CVT. I parked at 7.1pm. I drove it the next day, it still sounded like a CVT and was emitting a puff of smoke. I was at 5kpm picking up speed slowly and then it stalled at speed and I was trying to get up the ramp up the hill. It was the end. I pedaled all the way, 7356 rpm was constant and going nowhere. I puffed out so much smoke I couldn't see myself, and when I stopped the bell was glowing red-hot. I pulled the rope again, bypassing the pedal, and 9 rpm got me to the driveway to the garage pothole when it was in place. It was a fun 19.3 hours and I bought a new one that will arrive tomorrow. You can't go wrong with this clutch.

Pros
  • Great price
Cons
  • I vaguely remember