Sprockets won't line up

[mrbee7]

Hey guys- The torqaverter I had was ,well old and rusted out, a new belt was chewed up in 5 minutes of riding. So my son and I figured a good economical way to get going would be a centrifugal clutch. If i put the clutch on with the sprocket away from the engine- it is about an inch or so out of alignment with the axle sprocket. Should I drill new mounting hole in the plate for the engine or what?? Very frustrated Dad in VA. Would Love some advice, we want to get moving for Father's Day!

 

[ginoz28]

If you need it more towards the motor flip the clutch withe the sprocket towards the motor.

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[landuse]

Hey guys- The torqaverter I had was ,well old and rusted out, a new belt was chewed up in 5 minutes of riding. So my son and I figured a good economical way to get going would be a centrifugal clutch. If i put the clutch on with the sprocket away from the engine- it is about an inch or so out of alignment with the axle sprocket. Should I drill new mounting hole in the plate for the engine or what?? Very frustrated Dad in VA. Would Love some advice, we want to get moving for Father's Day!

You can probably run the clutch inboard (with the sprocket against the engine).

I would recommend however that you do not change to a centrifugal clutch. A TC can handle a higher gear ratio, and changing to a centrifugal clutch might not work for you. The clutch could quite possibly burn out.

I would also not go messing around with drilling new mounting holes. That is getting a bit drastic

Post the tooth count of your axle sprocket and the potential clutch you would like to get. Also the diameter of your tyres. We can then tell you if you are wasting your money with the cent clutch

 

[Doc Sprocket]

If you cannot run the clutch inboard, examine the possibility of moving the axle sprocket over.

Please note: When you change from a CVT to a clutch, you need to take a good look at the gearing. Quite often, the ratio will be too high for a clutch, and the new clutch will have a very short service life.

How many teeth on the clutch, how many on the axle sprocket, and how large are the rear tires?

 

[ginoz28]

Is it a smaller kart?

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[mrbee7]

The cart is an old Ken Bar Streaker. We put a new 212 cc Predator motor on it. There are 60 teeth on the axle sprocket. Should i try and rebuild the TQ?

 

[landuse]

The cart is an old Ken Bar Streaker. We put a new 212 cc Predator motor on it. There are 60 teeth on the axle sprocket. Should i try and rebuild the TQ?

What size chain. You are going to need at least a 6:1 ratio. This means a 10T clutch, which pretty much means you need a #40 chain. If you get a 12T clutch it will just not work

If it were me I would try clean the TC. Post pics of it so that we can help you out. It may be that we can save it.

Have a look at THIS for maintenance

 

[PorkChopExpress]

same problem

I was running into the same issue with my sprockets,I used some collars for spacing and ran some longer bolts to hold everything together. I've ran this kart pretty hard and it's held up great! Hope this helps.