How-To Video: Maintenance Tips

What are you doing in the break from racing? How about getting those karts ready? Here’s Derek’s top maintenance tips you can do at home:

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DD2 Project: Final Assembly

Here’s the final step in Power Republic’s Rotax DD2 build and fit-out: the final assembly ready for the race track!

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How-To: Rig Up The DD2 Gear Selector

This week, Derek shows how to set up the gear selector on a Rotax DD2 go kart, from fitting the paddles to installing the cables and adjusting the shift-cut.

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Changing The Axle On A DD2

With no chain drive, the rear axle on a Rotax DD2 goes through the back of the engine casing. Here’s Power Republic’s latest how-to video on how to change it.

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Bleeding The Dent Brake System

Power Republic has fired up the video camera for 2020! This how-to video shows how to bleed the Dent brand of brake system.

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How-To Video: Installing the Super X30

The third and final part in Power Republic’s IAME 175cc Super X30 series. Now the engine’s been run on the dyno, Derek and co install it on a new Tony Kart chassis and hit the starter button.

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On The Dyno: Super X30

Power Republic do the final assembly on their new 175cc Super X30, then chuck it on the dyno.

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How-To Video: Change Axle

In this how-to tech video, Derek at Power Republic demonstrates how to change the rear axle in a race kart.

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Video: Q&A Session

The people at Power Republic have put together a Q&A video covering a wide range of questions from viewers.

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Video: KA Carby Tune

Power Republic’s latest How-To video: high and low speed jet settings plus pop-off pressure for the Tillotson carburettor used on the KA100 engine (includes settings for KA3 and KA4).

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Rotax Muffler Matting

The Rotax Grand Finals are on, and all the new karts and engines will have new exhausts with fresh matting. But as you start clocking up the hours on the …

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How-To Video: Rotax MAX Tuning

Here’s another tech how-to video by Derek Jones at Power Republic – carby tuning on the Rotax MAX, covering things like jetting, float heights and needle positions.

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How-To: Brake Shims

Another Power Republic video, this time demonstrating a couple of ways to change brake shims in the Tony Kart caliper.

Video: Rotax DD2 Build, Part 3

Here’s part 3 in Power Republic‘s Rotax DD2 race kart build up – installing the DD2 Power Valve and Exhaust on the kart.

How-To: Wiring Up the DD2

Power Republic‘s Part 2 video on setting up a Rotax DD2 race package – assembling and fitting the electricals.

How-To Tech: Install a DD2

Derek at Power Republic shows how to set up a DD2 race kart, firstly by fitting the engine to the chassis, which is a bit different to the standard sprint chassis arrangement.

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Tech: Setting Squish

Ever wondered how squish clearance (the measurement between the cylinder head and the top of the piston at TDC) can be measured? Neil McAuley demonstrates his method in this video.

Video: Sticker Cleaning & Care

What do you use to clean tyre marks off your kart? This video demonstrates three ways, plus a finishing wax to keep your rig looking good!

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