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Originally Posted by cdennisxlx2
I would be more worried about the tensioning bolt vibrating loose during game play, if your just going to tap the baring block hole and use a bolt that's a real risk. I would look into making it a straight bore through and using a longer bolt with a nylock nut on the other side, it wont slip and you can tension it just using a nut driver. It would also allow you to keep a more or less even tensioning on all your wheels because you could just easily measure the amount of bolt that's through the nut and make adjustments accordingly on the remaining wheels.
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The method of using a bolt to pull a bearing block to tension the chain has been done many times by many teams over many years.
In my past experience with it, if you just check between each match you'll be fine, and it often took a lot more than just once match to radically adjust the tension.
Also, contrary to popular belief, but the resistance to sliding provided by bolting the bearing block down is very minimal compared to the resistance to sliding provided by the tension the tensioner bolt supplies. There is a HUGE mechanical advantage provided by the threads on the bolt.