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Old 12-08-2014 | 02:53 PM
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TheBennyB
 
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Originally Posted by BludoTheSmelly
Thanks for the gift Bob. I have the kit in the house. Looks pretty good. Can you explain the idler, im still a lot new to this all.
Basically the rear idler wheel that the track goes around is made of plastic. This sits on a metal shaft and gets worn out very quickly which can cause a wobble which can cause you
to throw tracks. The Idler upgrades mentioned above usually have a bearing in the idler wheel which will stop wear as well as give you some adjustment to track tension as the stock does not.