Heavy Duty Axle Kit
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There are 2 types of sprocket flanges for these hub....1.) 6 hole non-freewheel flange..........2.) 5 hole freewheel flange.
I am looking for a 6 hole non-freewheel flange or the hub with the 6 hole flange......that's all.
These flanges don't fit the sprockets I use.....I make them fit however.
Here are a few pics of both the non-freewheel 6-bolt.......and the freewheel 5-bolt (welded not to freewheel).
The 6-bolt non-freewheel flange:
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The 5-bolt freewheel flange (welded not to freewheel):
Get the picture?
The 6-bolt non-freewheel flange:
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The 5-bolt freewheel flange (welded not to freewheel):
Get the picture?
Here's what can happen when an HD axle hub fails........
http://youtu.be/PY5O2kRMRRk
I just love these bikes.....always something to do, even when you least expect it
http://youtu.be/PY5O2kRMRRk
I just love these bikes.....always something to do, even when you least expect it
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Hey Tad Bit Tipsy, what kind of ceramic bearings did you use? I ended up spinning the bearing cup in my hub and I have it rigged for now so I'm trying to find a solution. Also the threads, at least on mine, are right hand thread, so you can get a disc brake rotor and screw it on. That's what I did.
I finally got the stripped thread problem fixed for good. I drilled two holes opposite of each other on the flange with matching holes drilled into the hub which I tapped threads into.
Bolted the flange to the hub using lots of loctite on all threaded surfaces and then bolted the sprocket onto the flange using stainless bolts with stainless nylock nuts. Done deal.
Bolts into the flange....
and into the hub....
and that's how ya do it....
Bolted the flange to the hub using lots of loctite on all threaded surfaces and then bolted the sprocket onto the flange using stainless bolts with stainless nylock nuts. Done deal.
Bolts into the flange....
and into the hub....
and that's how ya do it....
That's a good idea with the bolts, I've considered adding a keyway somehow but it may be too difficult. I might have to do something similar to that in the future but for now I have locktite on the sprocket hub and the retaining nut just so it doesn't loosen during jump starts.
Thanks! It's working great so far and I doubt it will fail again.....if somehow it does, I still have a few more tricks up my sleeve
Scott why do you use a non freewheel setup for this hub with a pull start 4 stroke engine? Does not matter since you never pedal the bike? I've been thinking about using this hub with my 99cc since it seems to be the only option that attaches directly to a hub rather than sprocket adapters that go through the spokes and clamp onto a hub.
Though the transfer case has a Cent clutch so it will freewheel there, the advantage or disadvantage deepening on your point of is.
A freewheel on your sprocket is a part that can fail with big power but with good brakes cool to coast freewheel at no throttle.
A fixed is stronger and though not much it will provide a bit of drag braking through the drive train to the Cent clutch bell but most transfer case output drives have freewheels so no need for one unless you defeat that as well to get no freewheel at all.
Good question CC. The main reason is I like the braking the 4-stroke gives when you let off the throttle. If you have the freewheel it goes into a coast which is not desirable for the way I ride or race. It is not necessary with the type tranny I use and is just another unnecessary part that can fail in a drivetrain.
The clutches I use don't have clutch bells, they use discs.
I hope you see where I'm coming from.....it's one of the benefits of the four stroke.
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