****ing annoying C clip

[anderkart]

can i shorten the spring a few coils, or buy one for higher RPM?

If your spring has been over heated, it will have lost its temper and shortening probably wont help.

Some clutch manufacturers sell stock replacement (and higher rpm engagement) springs, and some dont sell any replacement parts at all. What brand/model clutch do you have?

But if you cant buy a new spring from your clutches manufacturer, you'll find most good hardware stores sell a wide variety of springs for just a buck or 2 each.

You might find they have a long spring that that would either fit right on and work as-is, or one you could possibly cut and bend new ends to fit and be just like your original.

I'd try to find a new spring the same length and size as your original, although it still might take some experimenting with others to get the engagement rpm you want.

 

[Jmiller_usmc@yahoo.com]

i had to use a hammer an chisel to get mine loose to get mine out

 

[Bluethunder3320]

http://www.harborfreight.com/snap-ring-pliers-with-interchangeable-heads-3316.html

COOOOOL. i think that ill be able to buy those tonight. thanks!

Lower the idle?

i had the idle screw all the way out so that the engine barely was able to keep running, and it was still engaging. the spring is simply totally shot and the clutch shoes are sagging along the expanded spring, no matter what speed the engine goes, the clutch will be just about fully engaged.

If your spring has been over heated, it will have lost its temper and shortening probably wont help.

Some clutch manufacturers sell stock replacement (and higher rpm engagement) springs, and some dont sell any replacement parts at all. What brand/model clutch do you have?

But if you cant buy a new spring from your clutches manufacturer, you'll find most good hardware stores sell a wide variety of springs for just a buck or 2 each.

You might find they have a long spring that that would either fit right on and work as-is, or one you could possibly cut and bend new ends to fit and be just like your original.

I'd try to find a new spring the same length and size as your original, although it still might take some experimenting with others to get the engagement rpm you want.

ill look up some max-torque clutch springs tonight. if nothing will be $4-5 or less, i wont buy it, ill wait, since i swapped out the clutch from my kart, and my kart isnt finished yet anyway and there is no rush.

thanks everyone!

 

[anderkart]

http://www.harborfreight.com/snap-ring-pliers-with-interchangeable-heads-3316.html

Yeah, those are really cheap, doesn't cost very much either...

 

[redsox985]

Those are the exact ones I have. They work just fine. Although, I don't use them much at all.

Quality - unknown/10 Practicality - 10/10

 

[Bluethunder3320]

good to know. well i managed to get 2 of them out to piece together most of a clutch!

the one problem is hillard vs. max torque. unfortunately, max torque makes their clutches in one piece. hillard makes the drum and shoes in different pieces. and, the max torque sprocket does NOT fit the hillard bushing (surprise)

so this seems like all i need is a hillard sprocket to go on the max torque drum, that fits with the hillard bushing i have, and i will have a hillard clutch except for the drum.

a 10T hillard sprocket will fit a 10T max torque drum and vice versa? of course they must be the same dimensions.

BTW i just spent like 2 hours with 100 grit sandpaper getting all the rust off the drum! lol.

 

[anderkart]

well i managed to get 2 of them out

So yeah but you gotta tell us what tool did you used to get the snap rings off?

(you cant just leave us hanging in suspense here

 

[Bluethunder3320]

i got it with 2 flat head screw drivers LOL stabbed myself like 3 times but at least it worked. i guess that means i can wait to buy the snap ring tools as im not in the mood to spend money im trying to save up.

so today i painted the clutch drum with grill paint and ordered a 10T hillard sprocket off ebay.

the hillard sprocket (10t) should fit the 10t max torque drum fine?