driven clutch machining

[KRAZYMATT]

And the second piece which measured at .126"

[KRAZYMATT]

Originally Posted by MONSTER TRUCK

how many thousanths should i have removed? do i machine both halves? (7& 8 ) thanks

not sure on the amount but yes you do take off from the flats on both faces. same amount on each. still waiting to see if anyone has any input on an amount to take off?

[KRAZYMATT]

Well got my new clutch. Now the question is do i want to throw it in the lathe and give her a spin. dont really feel like buying ANOTHER one. lol. She sure is perdy! Took a measurement the belt sticks up about 0.075" with brand new clutch and less than week old drive belt...

[Rjl2006KR]

so what did you end up doing? send it off or lathe it yourself?

[KRAZYMATT]

cut the faces myself. i dont remember the exact amount i took off but i remember i did the same amount on both faces... it did make a difference.

[Vavoomskill]

I got lucky on my old ez go driven! I removed the nylon shim between the 2 halves, it was .080 thick and it brought the belt over the top just about 1/8" it made a ton of diffidence! and was FREE!!

[Left Coast Kiteboarding]

As a fun side note, I just 'machined' my drive clutch today while I had it apart for other work. I could see where the two faces came into contact with each other due to wear marks.

I just took the a belt sander to the half that came off. I took maybe 1-2mm off the face around the center. Then reassembled it.

Before, the belt sat about 3/16 below lip, now it is even with top lip. Not a massive change but better. If I could have accessed the other half without damaging the shaft sticking out of it I would have taken some off there too.





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[draber]

Originally Posted by KRAZYMATT

well, i broke my driven clutch while removing it. I was going to tinker around with it some while i hunt for a new body for the cart. only upside is i was able to get a measurement of the thickness of the flat lands on the faces of the clutch. both pieces i measured came out to be right about 1/8" i suppect there may have been some dirt. (Actual measurements came out to .126, & .1275" on cheapy calipers) so now i wonder how much do you machine off and still have enough beef/support there? .015" - .020" ?

You only machine the part near shaft that touches together to allow faces to be closer together thus holding belt tighter and higher longer(more torque). You don't machine the 28 degree faces where belt actually ride.