6 shoe clutch problem...

[vandancouver]

i bought a engine at goodwill off a rototiller. its a 3.5 briggs. i had a 5.0 but i blew a rod over the weekend. i paid 35 bucks for the engine. so i got a carb kit and fixed it up, did some work, cleaned it up etc. got it running well.

problem im having is i took the clutch off the old crankshaft, and put it on the new one (after it fell apart) and now it dosent seem to work properly. it spins normally, but it always grabs the sprocket so the wheel is always turning. with these centrifugal 6 shoe clutches its supposed to freespin at low rpm then grab at higher rpm.

what am i doing wrong? pics incluced.

http://img208.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=20090708170852.jpg

 

[EagleTalons]

Well for one you are moving while you are taking pics...Also I don't have much knowledge on these things. I'm assuming they work on magic and oil. Gonna send you a pm.

 

[vandancouver]

i dont know what to do

 

[EagleTalons]

Woohoo! Try assembling it now. With some oil too

 

[vandancouver]

i dont have parts 7,6,5,3,2,1

thats how it was on the old go kart, without all those parts and it worked just fine lol..maybe somehow somewhere it came off..

 

[anderkart]

Your 3rd pic shows some major clutch damage. Its time to replace it.

 

[EagleTalons]

Do you know what size of chain it has?

Here is a #35 Max Torque.

http://www.mfgsupply.com/m/c/4-455.html?id=4Fi4LdBN

 

[vandancouver]

the chain somehow got broke too.. i dont see any damage on the clutch like your talking about anderkart..its just well used. it was working fine before..before i took it off that is.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Yea, the shoes also look worn out. But your engine may just be idling a bit high, maybe you could get some clearer pics?

 

[vandancouver]

yeah. ill take some clearer pics today..
also i mentioned i was missing all the snap retainers..that prolly has alot to do with it. im going to re assemble it with the snaps and see what it does.
ill take more pics too

thing about that clutch is..it was working just fine before i took it off the other engine and it fell apart..

 

[vandancouver]

ok i actually fixed this thing. i was missing a few retaining snap rings. now it works just fine. yeah baby!

 

[EagleTalons]

Woohoo! Now make sure to oil it!

 

[vandancouver]

i have some oil around the shaft, thats about it. what else should i possibly oil? i dont want to just spray oil all over the whole thing

 

[EagleTalons]

Here is my clutch video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LBpPvQ8Tk

 

[vandancouver]

thanks