torque converter problem

[vandancouver]

i have a torque converter on my kart. the small bolt that holds the one pulley to the 3/4shaft is my problem. what happens is, after i snug it semi tight, and i start my kart and ride it for about 15 seconds it tightens itself so much that the engine cuts out. it gets tight enough to where i cant even pull the pull start. soon as i back the bolt off it fires right up again and lets me drive it for another 15 seconds. also, the washer that sits next to the block on the shaft, its getting redhot after 15seconds too.

why is this?

here are some pictures

 

[mike75925]

the outer pulley side is supposed to lockout on the movable sheave's slide. it should look like a full circle that has been ground flat, like an oval racing track. check to see that you do not have the slider on backward.

 

[mike75925]

correction, the pieces i refer to are called the drum and hub driver. numbers 4 and 5
http://www.mfgsupply.com/GoMiniClutchTorqTAV2parts.html/mv_session_id=qXnRi5KW

the drum should be a female oval track, the hubdriver the male oval.

 

[Daveon]

Did you shear off the key on the inside of the hub?

 

[vandancouver]

ok ill check it and get back to you. thanks guy

 

[vandancouver]

its fixed now. thanks alot guys

 

[vandancouver]

my cousin has a piece in there bass ackwards

 

[mike75925]

nice, glad it's fixed.

 

[vandancouver]

somehow the outer shroud was on t here crooked. i fixed it and boom. it flies