I have some questions about my Comet torque converter. I want to make sure I install it on my motor correct.
It came on a 285 Manco Dingo back in 1986ish. When I received the kart, the driven part is still attached. I do see it has 3 buttons and one is missing. Other than that, I think I have the driven part figured out. The drive part is where I have questions. The motor was taken off for a rebuild and ended up in a box along with the drive part. I am 99% sure it is a CAT99 model. There is a 1% chance it is a 30 Series. I used this page to identify it..
How To Identify Comet Torque Converters
This is the first torque converter I have ever owned / looked at close / worked with so I just know what I see and read online.
My questions are...
From looking at this diagram from my kart, I have every piece here but 11
http://www.amsportworks.com/docs/ipls/gokarts/285/285_operatorsmanual.pdf
It looks like a spacer to hold it off of the motor. The way my shaft is made, it stops short of the guard bracket and I am pretty sure I do not need it. The guy I got it from said the parts I have are all of them that came on it from the factory.
When I put all of it together and slide it on my shaft – the shaft still likes maybe a ½” or so before it comes to the end of the drive assembly. Its hard to explain but – when I put everything together – slide it on the motor shaft – it’s like the motor shaft isn’t long enough. When you put the screw and washers in the end of the shaft to hold it all on – It will hold it all on but there is still a void behind the screw - I was just wondering if this was correct?
In this picture I see a “shaft end spacer”.
Driver 3/4" bore,Max-Torque
This would fill in this space as long as it wasn’t too long them it would let everything flop around.
How does everyone else’s look when they put it on the shaft?
Also the pieces you see in the above picture - mine look very good. The part where the belt rides does have a little surface rust – I know I need to clean and smooth this. The inside where the aluminum block is with the two springs around it – it is a little dirty and kinda looks like a car wheel covered in brake dust. My question here is – does this need to be cleaned and oiled? Does it need a little grease before put on? Clean it and put it back on dry? Just by looking at it – I see the force throws the blocks outward which push the plate over – which tightens the belt and engages it. I just didn’t know if it being dry would wear it out faster or oil or grease would let it spin / slip and wear it out faster.
I see how it works – I just have never seen / owned a torque converter so I don’t know the correct way to maintenance / install it without the manufactures instructions. I also don’t want to bolt it on with this void at the end of the shaft and bend / warp something.
It came on a 285 Manco Dingo back in 1986ish. When I received the kart, the driven part is still attached. I do see it has 3 buttons and one is missing. Other than that, I think I have the driven part figured out. The drive part is where I have questions. The motor was taken off for a rebuild and ended up in a box along with the drive part. I am 99% sure it is a CAT99 model. There is a 1% chance it is a 30 Series. I used this page to identify it..
How To Identify Comet Torque Converters
This is the first torque converter I have ever owned / looked at close / worked with so I just know what I see and read online.
My questions are...
From looking at this diagram from my kart, I have every piece here but 11
http://www.amsportworks.com/docs/ipls/gokarts/285/285_operatorsmanual.pdf
It looks like a spacer to hold it off of the motor. The way my shaft is made, it stops short of the guard bracket and I am pretty sure I do not need it. The guy I got it from said the parts I have are all of them that came on it from the factory.
When I put all of it together and slide it on my shaft – the shaft still likes maybe a ½” or so before it comes to the end of the drive assembly. Its hard to explain but – when I put everything together – slide it on the motor shaft – it’s like the motor shaft isn’t long enough. When you put the screw and washers in the end of the shaft to hold it all on – It will hold it all on but there is still a void behind the screw - I was just wondering if this was correct?
In this picture I see a “shaft end spacer”.
Driver 3/4" bore,Max-Torque
This would fill in this space as long as it wasn’t too long them it would let everything flop around.
How does everyone else’s look when they put it on the shaft?
Also the pieces you see in the above picture - mine look very good. The part where the belt rides does have a little surface rust – I know I need to clean and smooth this. The inside where the aluminum block is with the two springs around it – it is a little dirty and kinda looks like a car wheel covered in brake dust. My question here is – does this need to be cleaned and oiled? Does it need a little grease before put on? Clean it and put it back on dry? Just by looking at it – I see the force throws the blocks outward which push the plate over – which tightens the belt and engages it. I just didn’t know if it being dry would wear it out faster or oil or grease would let it spin / slip and wear it out faster.
I see how it works – I just have never seen / owned a torque converter so I don’t know the correct way to maintenance / install it without the manufactures instructions. I also don’t want to bolt it on with this void at the end of the shaft and bend / warp something.
