In this week’s Power Republic ‘How To’ video, Derek shows how to change the rear axle bearings on a typical race kart – removal of the axle and components, swapping out the old with the new in the bearing cassette, then re-installing.
In this week’s Power Republic video, Derek’s getting another old-girl ready to go back on the race track, in this case a Merlin kart fitted with a Rotax FR125 MAX engine.
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What is this Ackermann steering you read in the spec sheets of a new kart? And what does it do? In this week’s how-to tech video from Power Republic, Derek overviews Ackermann, how to change it and what it does to the go kart.
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Here’s another back-to-basics tech video from Power Republic – how to measure and adjust the front track width, plus some tips and measurements to help you set the thing up.
Here’s another back-to-basics tech video from Power Republic – how to measure and adjust the rear track width, plus some tips and measurements to help you set the thing up.
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Here’s Power Republic’s weekly tech video, this time with tips about throttle cables – replacement, adjustment and care.
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What’s it take to keep a bunch of Superkarts running? The Queensland-based Weier Family Racing team has been posting updates about the trials and tribulations of going racing in the road race divisions.
Lots of catch-up news in this post, such as: The Noise shunts, a new Sera, win free stickers, RIP, Wagga upgrade, reverse radiator, etc
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Getting cheap old go-karts back on track is what Derek is up to in this week’s video!
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This week, Power Republic has a time-lapse engine change video, taking viewers through the process of swapping out a Rotax for an X30.
Power Republic is currently being renovated, so Derek and the team have this week put up a “Rebuild an IAME X30 in Under 8 Minutes” video.
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Derek at Power Republic shows various methods to measure the float arm height in the Dellorto carburetor on the Rotax MAX engine, including using the new gauge from Rotax.
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Is it worth balancing your wheels? It is if you’re looking for every ounce of performance! In this week’s Power Republic video, Derek shows how to use small self-adhesive lead weights to balance wheels that are fitted to the kart.
You’re on the grid, the gate slides open, you push the button to start the engine – but nothing happens… This week’s Power Republic video shows how to switch out a failed button with an after market replacement.
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It’s another back to basics how-to video from Power Republic this week, Derek demonstrating the removing of a kart engine, in this case a Vortex Mini RoK off a Tony Kart Cadet chassis, but the process is more or less the same for most other engines.
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Fine tuning the front-end set up and using an after-market caster adjuster kit to do it. That’s what Derek at Power Republic demonstrates in this week’s how-to tech video.
Bit of a catch-up here! A real mixed bag of news briefs and videos from various aspects of the sport covering many topics. Don’t miss out, jump in!
In this week’s karting basics video, Derek at Power Republic talks about go kart wheels.
How do you get comfy in a kart? Here’s another of Power Republic’s Karting 101 Beginner’s Guides to setting up your go kart – from getting in and out of the kart to types of adjustment available to fit the driver and make them comfortable.
If you don’t get the basics right, the fine tuning counts for nothing. In this week’s Power Republic how-to tech video, Derek does go back to basics, demonstrating how to clean, change and adjust the chain.
A funny sounding Derek (hopefully not COVID!) Jones demonstrates how to fit the AiM MyChron 5 data logger and dash to a kart.
Derek at Power Republic runs through how to service the BSM brake system that’s fitted to the Rookie 900 kart, which is very similar to the brake systems found on some of the older Tony Karts that people are using in retro racing.
Do you need laser alignment tools to do a front-end alignment on a kart? The answer is NO! This video goes Old School 🙂
In this week’s video, Power Republic show how the new Fast Adjusters product could be the easiest way to adjust a go kart seat position.
In this week’s video, Power Republic show how to use bathrooms scales to weigh your kart and calculate weight distribution which can assist when moving the seat or adding ballast to keep the kart balanced.