Centrifugal Clutch

[big dave wills]

My question is do you have to mount the centrifugal clutch onto the engine shaft or can I take a chain from a sprocket on the engine shaft, down to the centrifugal clutch on a fixed bar with another chain to the axle sprocket.

 

[Neck]

Welcome to the OldMiniBikes!
You could mount it on a jackshaft, but the jackshaft will need to be on bearings, not solid.

 

[philip metzner]

Welcome

 

[Boostinjdm]

If you put it on a jackshaft, it may not engage fully. It needs the engine RPMs or retuned to work right.

 

[rmm727]

You can do it. If you don't want to change springs use the same sprocket on both the engine and the jackshaft.

 

[jeep2003]

yes you can but like they said the sprocket on the engine and jackshaft need to be the same size so the clutch turns the same speed as the engine. What parts are you working with? perhaps there is a better way to make what you have work that we can help you with

 

[big dave wills]

wow you guys r great thanks!! Jeep 2003 I have a Wisconsin motor and the shaft is 1 1/8 and i dont want to spend 299 or 399 on a centrifugal clutch that would fit that shaft so i thought i could do it the way i asked

 

[Boostinjdm]

You can pull the crank and have it turned down. The machining is a cake job. I've done a few.