Starting a suspension Kart

[ed1380]

that thing is the definition of badass, how much has this project put you back in materials minus the tires and motor?

It's not mine. I just liked it alot and am copying some of it.

that's a nice kart, who's is that?

AFAIK the owner of this site, and here are more pics. just select puma 2.0 from the drop-down menu

 

[2or3wheels]

Still going to be badass.

 

[robin]

it looks like he has used 2 flange mount berings back to back.

 

[ed1380]

I was thinking of using something like this. it's 6-7" long and would work with a 3/4" shaft. is it too long? It would look something like this.

 

[ed1380]

i made it only 4-5 inches long and it sems too long.
opinions please

 

[2or3wheels]

Depends on how much travel you want. If you want alot go wide. Plus the wider the more stable.

 

[ed1380]

so that project is kinda going on hold. I'll still do CAD, but no actual building

heres what i got now. for free

IDK what's the hp, but I do know its a briggs. most likely ohv. How do I find out what the hp is?

whats the weird thing on the carb? is it the choke?

also why is there a lever to adjust the tension of a spring on the governor?

The keyslot on the shaft is damaged. so is the starting mechanism

 

[ed1380]

update.
I've taken the piston out, cleaned the carb, only thing stopping me, Is I can't take the flywheel off.
I want to take it apart and wash it, cause there is alot of rust inside

yes it is OHV, and I cleaned the vales a bit (honed?)

awesoem thing is that the carb has a spining effect inside, like chevy's vortec.

 

[ed1380]

how do i get the flywheel and the broken thing on the shaft off?
heat them up and then knock them off?

 

[rocko]

gear puller

use a gear puller

 

[RobertD]

first, take off the recoil starter clutch!!! Stick something in those blades and use a pipe wrench or something to get that last piece off that's in front of the flywheel. Then, use a gear puller, or sometimes you can coax it off with a sharp tap.

 

[2or3wheels]

That might be a 3 horse because of that recoil set up. At least all the briggs 5 horses i own have the recoil mech in the housing you took off. I used a screw driver and put it on those nubs and used a hammer to get it off. see pic. The to take flywheel off you take off all seperate items then i use heavy duty screwdriver and pry the flywheel off against the block be sure not to pry agaisnt anything that would be ruined, then i lightly tap the shaft with a hammer (if it were a 5 horse with a nut i could make nut flush with whe shft to be sure and not wreck the threads). Usually it will pop right off after a few hits.

 

[2or3wheels]

Here is the pic.

 

[ed1380]

well, it turns out that brocken thing just unscrews off. and the flywheel comes off easy.

we have good compression, a killer spark, and the timing looks right, but can't get it to start. (we wrap a strap around the flywheel.)
we use starting fuel, so the carb is out of teh question.

we think someone messed up the timings. (cams)