After successfully getting the chains down to the right length and getting the 99cc bike up and running, I decided to give it a little test run. However, a few feet walking down the road and my right-side drive chain popped off.
When I looked down, the pillow block had "self-aligned" and adjusted the angle of the jackshaft to around ten degrees, throwing off the chain. I hadn't even considered the possibility, but now that I think of it there IS a little space between the bearing and the housing that I can see a little nub through.
So my question is this: Will filling this with JB-Weld stand up to the twisting force of a 99cc engine? If not, will the bearing hold straight if I just get someone to weld it or would it likely warp under the heat of welding? (It's a big cast iron 5/8" pillow block bearing)
One of these. You can see the gap I'm talking about in the black space to the lower right hand corner between the bearing and the housing.
When I looked down, the pillow block had "self-aligned" and adjusted the angle of the jackshaft to around ten degrees, throwing off the chain. I hadn't even considered the possibility, but now that I think of it there IS a little space between the bearing and the housing that I can see a little nub through.
So my question is this: Will filling this with JB-Weld stand up to the twisting force of a 99cc engine? If not, will the bearing hold straight if I just get someone to weld it or would it likely warp under the heat of welding? (It's a big cast iron 5/8" pillow block bearing)
One of these. You can see the gap I'm talking about in the black space to the lower right hand corner between the bearing and the housing.
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