180 sprag clutch

[mauricejota7604]

Mmm, very interesting. Will it survive though? If that's a good guess

Those in glass houses shouldn't throw bricks Vince.

 

[Vince]

Who me, I never break stuff, MUCH

 

[2622]

Well I'm sure it will be ridden hard  8) and the pilot will have a grin from ear to ear 

I'm sure he will as he is already grinning, had a beer for International beer day with him and all 
We were discussing the up coming event 120 vs 180 well not really we were discussing beer to be honest come to think of it oh and some other Laverda bench racing to boot.

 

[twinweb]

even i know vince and im a dumb queenslander

 

[Cosi]

I wouldn't get in a tent with him

 

[Nick]

Hi all, interesting to see the Howdi clutch mentioned again. Both my clutches failed at around 16,000 kms and I got a full refund. I still have the units so would appreciate a bearing reference number so I could maybe have a go at using them again.

I did quite a bit of research at the time and found that a Royal Enfield 500 had the same trouble and the 'fix' they introduced was a slight delay in the starter so that the engine was up and spinning before the sparks started - apparently the problem was caused by the engine kicking back on start up and putting the sprag bearing out of rhythm. I was told that the Ignitech ignitions have the capability to be programmed to introduce such a delay - maybe there's an opportunity to test this if Levo has an Ignitech fitted?

Regards

Nick

 

[levo]

Hey Nick
            Have just got another sprag .This time I was lucky & got a part no which is...4260/e which is from a GM gearbox 4 speed auto that is used in Commodores  & also strangely enough in Hummer's , hope that helps. Also your idea about your ignition you would have to ask Red that question as mine is a different ignition . 
                                                                          Levo

 

[KERMIT1200]

Hi Nick,

  ' I was told that the Ignitech ignitions have the capability to be programmed to introduce such a delay'

They do .

Andy

 

[Nick]

Hey Andy,

Problem solved - once I have one of my triples up and running (hopefully before the world has run out of fossil fuel) you lend me your Ignitech and I see if the Howdi lasts more than 16,000 kms with the built in delay.

Wish everything in life was so simple.

Nick

 

[piranha-bro2]

Yep, Red does this custom adjustment in Ignitechs. Great idea, and I'll probably employ it with my SFs.

 

[CLEMTOG]

so how many non running triples have you got now Nick, any of them working at all??
sound like you might need assistance
CLEM