clutch engagement

twintankhank

honda gx620 installed in 2002 ezgo txt.drive to driven ctr bolts 12'' 1/8'' useing a ezgo belt # 14153-G1 45'' long. cart gos in gear good and sets and idles in gear. used cpp clutch adaptor and also used a tuning spring from cpp # dpk-501 (green) the spring should engage at 1200 rpm. heres whats going on when i start to go the clutch slams in real hard and ive got to accelerat and rev up before it engages way more then 1200 rpm. should i go back to stock clutch i took out ? what should i be looking for ? THANKS FOR ANY HELP.

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Flintrock

How loose is the belt? How much deflection? 45" is a long one....

twintankhank

thanks for responce got about 1'' 3/4'' to 2''. going by what ive read ctr to ctr on clutch bolts is what to use. thanks for your help.

Flintrock

Sounds like the spring is the problem, not letting it engage at the lower rpm. Can you take it out and re-try without it?

twintankhank

thanks for responce. Should i try with no spring at all or put the stock spring back in the clutch ? thanks.

thewskrs

You have to have a spring. I have a CV Tech clutch and thought it needed a stronger spring, to make it shift easy. but found I had to rev it up to get it to engage. Went back to the stock spring, purple, and now it shifts a little stiffer but I can idle around smooth as silk.

twintankhank

update. thanks for all the help. i was reading a post by Tom, at cpp today about a new belt had to get set and polish the clutch. so i ran the cart for about one hour and it did help now i can start off foward or reverse at lower rpm and with out the loud pop. Tom said a few hours run time should do it in the post. so with only one hour now maybe it will just get better. i know the stock clutch is about 50% of what a new one from cpp would do. but for now its all i got. a new clutch one day soon i hope. it was alot of fun & work and reading. made my on motor mount but now ive got a ( BIG BLOCK )thanks to all i got alot of good information and help. THANKS.