Subject: RE: Transmission Input Gear
Author: joe jump
Date: Nov 19, 2004, 6:30 AM
Post ID: 1717913695
With regard to the hub nut, MG Cycles sells a hex replacement nut; I
think it's the same nut as used on the output shaft. Sure makes putting
it together and subsequent disassemblies a lot easier. I've used the
hammer/punch method to remove the ring nuts; not pretty but I had a hex
replacement. The "make your own tool" method would be much more elegant,
and then you could be a buddy deluxe & lend it out to fellow loopers
(ahem.....)
Bruce Giller wrote:
Ted, When I had a look-see at my Eldo's clutch, I found that the tranny ring nut was loose which made for easy removal. But I made my own ring nut tool. Purchased an inexpensive 1/2" drive socket ($6 ?) with a OD the same as the ring nut, transferred the locations of the slots onto the socket, used my right angle grinder to get rid of most of the metal, and then hand fitted the socket to the nut using a file. Took about 30 minutes to get it all done. But this doesn't help you get out the one that is holding your tranny hub on. If I remember correctly, the ring nut is pretty far down inside the hub which makes it most difficult to angle a screwdriver/punch onto one of the notches to hammer it free. One way is to buy a new ring nut and make your own ring nut socket to remove the old one. What about making a two-pronged tool out of 1/8" flat stock that would engage two holes and give you enough surface area about the tranny hub to turn it with pliers; probably would look like (good ol' ASCII art): ____________ | | | |----- | | | |______ | | ------------- Or if you have some really strong solid round stock that you can bend, you can shape it into a U which will do the same thing. If have the 2 mm clutch setup, you might want to think upgrading to 4 mm. Since your input hub is shot which is quite expensive, changing the clutch discs doesn't seem all that bad. I purchased new 2 mm clutch discs to replace the oil soaked ones and refurbished the tranny hub with a file. Eventually the tranny hub developed notches in it which made shifting a Real PITA and had to replaced - I went 4 mm. You can use the tranny hub to align all your clutch discs and also compress the springs so that all you need to do is tighten down the bolts without the worry of warping an intermediate plate. I found procedure in the MGOC Tips Book 1 and I think it has been discussed on this forum as well. Bruce '72 Eldo -----Original Message----- From: Ted Ward [mailto:ju-@astrocomma.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 11:29 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Transmission Input Gear Okay I began to reassemble my clutch when I noticed the problem that caused me to dissasemble the thing in the first place. All the clutch components are fine, but the transmission input gear looks like it has had the crap beat out of it. So I guess I'm gonna order a new one ($95 bucks phew) My question: Do I need the ring nut tool (http://www.mgcycle.com/tools.html) to get out the old hub? It looks like the PO may have tried to get it out without success, the nut in there looks a *little* bit mangled. I can't think of any other way to get it out easily, but I hate to spend $36 on a tool I'll probably only use once. My comment: It is beyond me HOW ON EARTH you guys would ever assemble the clutch with the motor still in the frame. With the motor on its nose, I had a tough time keeping the springs in place, not to mention lining up the intermediate plate. Ted |
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