I ordered and received a Tav2 TC from EBay, and it's causing me more trouble than I expected. First, the bolts that came with the TC didn't fit my predator engine. Did a search on OldMiniBikes and found that the predator engine took 5/16-24 bolts. Ordered bolts. Wait 2 weeks. Got bolts. Put TC on engine. Hmm... the front driver sleeve was nowhere inline with plate on the driven unit. :doah: Off to HD for washers. Put 3 washers on after the spacer and the front sleeve is now inline with the rear plate... hmmm... Only little bit (1/4") left of crankshaft keyway for the spline in the hub driver to catch. :huh:
Do these plates need to be inline, and is the 1/4 of keyway going to be enough for the splined hub driver to work with?
Decided to keep on dry fitting the parts... Put on the splined hub driver, dive clutch slide right on, reached for notched washer (pilot washer I think it's called), no pilot washer. :freakout:Checked bags and box (twice). Get ticked off. Say some bad words. :cursing: Feel a bit better. Check packing materials one more time. Do inter-webs search for replacement washer-thingy. Do online chat with OldMiniBikes warehouse. Informed they only have parts for original Comet TC and don't have parts for Chinese model except belts. :facepalm:Say some more bad words. :cursing: Feel marginally better. Eat supper as tummy is a rumblin' and I've exhausted supply of bad words. Come to OldMiniBikes forum hoping somebody can point me to a source for the washer thingy.
Tired now, tummy full. Calling it a day. :sleep1:
Do these plates need to be inline, and is the 1/4 of keyway going to be enough for the splined hub driver to work with?
Decided to keep on dry fitting the parts... Put on the splined hub driver, dive clutch slide right on, reached for notched washer (pilot washer I think it's called), no pilot washer. :freakout:Checked bags and box (twice). Get ticked off. Say some bad words. :cursing: Feel a bit better. Check packing materials one more time. Do inter-webs search for replacement washer-thingy. Do online chat with OldMiniBikes warehouse. Informed they only have parts for original Comet TC and don't have parts for Chinese model except belts. :facepalm:Say some more bad words. :cursing: Feel marginally better. Eat supper as tummy is a rumblin' and I've exhausted supply of bad words. Come to OldMiniBikes forum hoping somebody can point me to a source for the washer thingy.
Tired now, tummy full. Calling it a day. :sleep1: