Howdy, motorbikers! After more than six months of absence, I'm trying to get back into motor bicycling.
So here's my problem:
I got a centrifugal clutch for christmas, and I'd really like to install it because then I don't have to deal with peddling, my problematic bike chain, etc.
Well, I meddle with things a little too much. I wanted to open up the centrifugal clutch to see how it works, and I paid the price for it.
I pulled out the housing for the cylindrical bearings, and I can't seem to get it back in! No matter what the configuration of the bearings, I can't get the housing to fit and I can't get the shaft thing to fit around the bearings.
I've ignored this for months, but I'd like to solve this once and for all.
Here's an image of what I've got.
The bearings are pulled out.
Here are the bearings placed inside the bearing housing and attempted placing it back inside the cent clutch housing(the thing with the small gear on the outside):
As you can see, it doesn't fit all the way in, and the shaft that goes through it and fits into the cent clutch doesn't fit through. I can't tell whether it is catching on a bearing or what.
Also, I think I'm missing that metal spring thing that you usually see hanging out of the actual cent clutch housing. Is that thing actually necessary?
Sorry if I'm a little vague, but it's been a while and I'll try and figure out more information.
EDIT: The most I can get back in place are 4, but the 5th one never fits. Even then, I can't be certain that the housing will fit.
I'm thinking I might have to grind the clutch housing a little bit in order to fit in the 5th bearing. Would this negatively effect the function of the centrifugal clutch?
So here's my problem:
I got a centrifugal clutch for christmas, and I'd really like to install it because then I don't have to deal with peddling, my problematic bike chain, etc.
Well, I meddle with things a little too much. I wanted to open up the centrifugal clutch to see how it works, and I paid the price for it.
I pulled out the housing for the cylindrical bearings, and I can't seem to get it back in! No matter what the configuration of the bearings, I can't get the housing to fit and I can't get the shaft thing to fit around the bearings.
I've ignored this for months, but I'd like to solve this once and for all.
Here's an image of what I've got.
The bearings are pulled out.
Here are the bearings placed inside the bearing housing and attempted placing it back inside the cent clutch housing(the thing with the small gear on the outside):
As you can see, it doesn't fit all the way in, and the shaft that goes through it and fits into the cent clutch doesn't fit through. I can't tell whether it is catching on a bearing or what.
Also, I think I'm missing that metal spring thing that you usually see hanging out of the actual cent clutch housing. Is that thing actually necessary?
Sorry if I'm a little vague, but it's been a while and I'll try and figure out more information.
EDIT: The most I can get back in place are 4, but the 5th one never fits. Even then, I can't be certain that the housing will fit.
I'm thinking I might have to grind the clutch housing a little bit in order to fit in the 5th bearing. Would this negatively effect the function of the centrifugal clutch?
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