fast426
01-28-2007, 07:09 PM
Well bad trip,
1996 T-cat with a 2000 motor/roller secondary. I just installed the engine. I couldn't remember what position the spacers behind the left rear motor mount went. I used my clutch alignment tool (which has distance notches also). I set the spacers till the two shafts seemed to be aligned the correct distance. I set the offset perfect with the secondary having about 1/16" slide motion on the shaft.
After a little riding and a really hard tow on the machine (I know this didin;t help the belt), It seemed to be sweaking a little when I would stop. I checked the belt and it seemed a little tight, so I too out one spacer (motot mount) and it seemed allot better.
I went out and was cheking my jetting. On my second WOT run (probably a little over 100mph or so) I heard meteal break and the sled stopped. At first I saw my belt shredded, a bunch of strands binding them almost like the belt separeated), but then I noticed the shieve on my primary closest to the motor was broken laying in the bellypan. Then I also noticed my shieve on my secondary (closest to the bearing) was bent.
So what happened? Did my belt go and cause this (maybee it weakend from the towing), did I heat my clutched up towing, or was it the alignemt thing?
How am I supposed to set the distance, with the spacers right? Whta is the spacing. What about perpendicular to each other, how do you check/adjust this?
ANy input here would be great, this was a $500 issue (belt and full clutch)
Thanks!
1996 T-cat with a 2000 motor/roller secondary. I just installed the engine. I couldn't remember what position the spacers behind the left rear motor mount went. I used my clutch alignment tool (which has distance notches also). I set the spacers till the two shafts seemed to be aligned the correct distance. I set the offset perfect with the secondary having about 1/16" slide motion on the shaft.
After a little riding and a really hard tow on the machine (I know this didin;t help the belt), It seemed to be sweaking a little when I would stop. I checked the belt and it seemed a little tight, so I too out one spacer (motot mount) and it seemed allot better.
I went out and was cheking my jetting. On my second WOT run (probably a little over 100mph or so) I heard meteal break and the sled stopped. At first I saw my belt shredded, a bunch of strands binding them almost like the belt separeated), but then I noticed the shieve on my primary closest to the motor was broken laying in the bellypan. Then I also noticed my shieve on my secondary (closest to the bearing) was bent.
So what happened? Did my belt go and cause this (maybee it weakend from the towing), did I heat my clutched up towing, or was it the alignemt thing?
How am I supposed to set the distance, with the spacers right? Whta is the spacing. What about perpendicular to each other, how do you check/adjust this?
ANy input here would be great, this was a $500 issue (belt and full clutch)
Thanks!