I aquired a Flathead 5hp Briggs. as i attemped to 'rotate' the clutch to acomodate the chain... i noticed that the drive shaft is only one inch long?!?! :blink: the keyway is on the opposite side of the gears. all of you probably knew that, but since there wasnt any keyway on the needed side, i was screwed! i wasnt about to return a $100 5hp Briggs, so i toyed with my clutch a bit and finaly rigged a suitable setup. what i did is hacked out a keyway in the 'smooth' side, but noticed that any keyway would prohibit the free spining of the clutch bell. :facepalm: the 'tube' that the driveshaft goes into is divided into two halves (as i found out later) so i hacked out like a 5-6mm long notch to accept the key thinger. the key thinger now sits on that dividing line, serving two purposes, a key to sit in the shaft keyway to keep the clutch spining, and to keep the two halves in one place. hopefully this sketchy explanation is enough to create a mental image.
this set up is working for now, but is beating the shit out of the key thinger and the keyway on the shaft is showing some signs of wear. since i ride that minibike mostly everyday, i need a cheap, solid solution. (if there is one...) i do not have the most tools, so any idea could probably be better than mine!
please keep the rude comments to a minimum, i know i proly deserve some shit for mostly destroying a perfectly good maxtorque clutch, but still.
again, any comments/ideas are greatly apreciated!
this set up is working for now, but is beating the shit out of the key thinger and the keyway on the shaft is showing some signs of wear. since i ride that minibike mostly everyday, i need a cheap, solid solution. (if there is one...) i do not have the most tools, so any idea could probably be better than mine!
please keep the rude comments to a minimum, i know i proly deserve some shit for mostly destroying a perfectly good maxtorque clutch, but still.
again, any comments/ideas are greatly apreciated!