Keeping CVT / TAV Clean In The Mud

[gcarter95]

Of course, you can't.

But.

With the TAV cover on, anything the chain brings up just stays inside the cover and quickly gums up the works.

I see in a lot of peoples pictures that many seem to run without a cover. Is that any better?

I am thinking about making a sprocket guard with the sides covered in to help stop the chain from pulling mud up in the first place.

I am interested in hearing what other people do to keep a TAV or other CVT operating in the dirt / mud.

 

[gcarter95]

Any takers?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

you could rig up a few paint brushed to brush off the chain, and keep the mud down.

 

[Blazkowiez]

I've seen customers who want to take karts into heavy areas of mud place Plexiglas guards around those parts of the kart, it tends to bend instead of break most times and is affordable, and as an added bonus you can see your moving parts through the guard (dont know if that really matters but sounds cool).

 

[fowler]

if u put a full chain guard on to cover the hole thing u can stop any mud being flicked up

 

[motor_head]

make a shield to go between the driven clutch and the sprocket

 

[gcarter95]

make a shield to go between the driven clutch and the sprocket

Thought about that one too, but there really isn't much room there.

 

[HellSpawn]

a simple skid plate between the ground & axle sprocket should keep mud from being brought up to the TAV

 

[gcarter95]

I am thinking of something like this. 3" wide channel, aluminum on the sides. I could weld tabs to the frame so it is easily removeable. Drill some holes in the bottom back so water can run out.