More progress to report......the driven is off now.
I decided to go with the sprocket approach that WJustice, and BigRob has suggested, for now, and will work on setting up a torque converter over next winter.
You know, as much as I try, when I hit something that is beyond me mechanically, and I've tried all I know :shrug:, and I've stared at it long enough, and I have an impending time line, I reach a point where I take the problem to someone who has the mechanical knowledge, and power that I don't possess. :anon.sml:
I could have cut the jackshaft as suggested, but was concerned with my timeline, and limited experience, that taking that approach would put me further behind....so I took the trike to my trusted automobile mechanic.
The driven gave him a fit, as it's end had previously been slightly mushroomed. During the process of removing the driven, they managed to knock the c clip off the other end of the shaft with the brake puck, and the puck was almost off the shaft...but not moveable by hand. I told my mechanic that in this shape, it still left me with something I could not deal with, as I don't have the right tools to get that puck off. So my mechanic say's (and this is why I keep going back to him)...he say's....soon as you get the bearings and sprocket, bring it in on back up and I'll set it up for you !! Hey...at this point, I'm not proud....:laugh:
The more I think about it, that probably puts me closer to the classification of a 'gold chainer', than a 'shadetree mechanic'...:doah:...but so be it..:laugh:...I want my kids riding this thing at Windber week after next :thumbsup:
I decided to go with the sprocket approach that WJustice, and BigRob has suggested, for now, and will work on setting up a torque converter over next winter.
You know, as much as I try, when I hit something that is beyond me mechanically, and I've tried all I know :shrug:, and I've stared at it long enough, and I have an impending time line, I reach a point where I take the problem to someone who has the mechanical knowledge, and power that I don't possess. :anon.sml:
I could have cut the jackshaft as suggested, but was concerned with my timeline, and limited experience, that taking that approach would put me further behind....so I took the trike to my trusted automobile mechanic.
The driven gave him a fit, as it's end had previously been slightly mushroomed. During the process of removing the driven, they managed to knock the c clip off the other end of the shaft with the brake puck, and the puck was almost off the shaft...but not moveable by hand. I told my mechanic that in this shape, it still left me with something I could not deal with, as I don't have the right tools to get that puck off. So my mechanic say's (and this is why I keep going back to him)...he say's....soon as you get the bearings and sprocket, bring it in on back up and I'll set it up for you !! Hey...at this point, I'm not proud....:laugh:
The more I think about it, that probably puts me closer to the classification of a 'gold chainer', than a 'shadetree mechanic'...:doah:...but so be it..:laugh:...I want my kids riding this thing at Windber week after next :thumbsup:
Maybe occasionally on the upper circle, and no real trail riding....that'll happen next year probably after they are more used to it. 