clutch shoes

[r_chez_08]

ok heres the problem: my clutch shoes are burned up, down to the metal! i think it was because my throttle came disconnected, and got stuck on, and my kill switch was disconnected, so i had to jam the brakes on, and use the choke to kill the engine.
1.)where could i buy new clutch shoes in the uk? there are 6 of them.
2.) my gearing is 16:93 with 14" tyres. is this ratio ok, as my clutch was smoking before, and got very hot.
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[Kaptain Krunch]

I have the same clutch, yours arent very worn there was never anything but metal on them.

 

[vandancouver]

your clutch looks fine to me also.
lube, reassemble properly, (do not forget retainer ring) and put back together. looks fine to me..

 

[r_chez_08]

oh ok!?!? thats good. i wonder what the noise was, because when i was just coming back in on my kart i heard a really loud BANG! i think my chain needs tightening. also the clutch was engaging when i was idling (no it is not the idle screw, i have already adjsted that.) also how do you lubricate the clutch correctly? and does my ratio seem to tall?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Your gearing is fine, you have a 5.8:1 ratio which is good. If your clutch is taking off at idle, that may be because you overheated it. I overheated mine and ever since it engaged at idle. What i did for that was cut a few coils off the spring, it worked great but you have to be careful, and to re-bend the spring you have to carefully heat up the part you want to bend (not any part besides the one you want to bend), i used a very powerful little butane lighter for that.

 

[vandancouver]

http://www.softdisk.com/sites/gokarts/symapp.htm

theres instructions in that link how to properly lubricate/clean your clutch.

id suggest doing that first
tighten your chain up so theres only about 1/4 of play in it or so

try it again

 

[r_chez_08]

i wouldnt be surprised if i did overheat it, it was often smoking!
thanks for the instructions, but they are for a torque convertor! are you hinting at something?

 

[r_chez_08]

it works now, i dont know what the problem was. thanks for the help.