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Old 10-27-2011, 11:14 PM
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Got to work on it some this afternoon lowering the tranny mount and adding the balance of the supports and chain adjuster. Okay it's official "I'm a REAL redneck" Too cheap to go to a machinist!!." Disclaimer- I don't recommend this", I used my drill press as a lathe to cut a sprocket off and reduce the diameter of the tranny shaft so the other sprocket carrier would fit. Made a simple mandrel, chucked it up and put my 4" grinder against it!!!!It worked - took about an hour and no bill when I was done!!Tomorrow I should get the chain from the engine to the tranny finished- this time the gearing is much easier than with the 600cc, I put a 45tooth on the axle and I'm using a 16tooth on the tranny input that matches the 400cc engine- so that's 1:1 in 2nd gear(final drive), the Polaris tranny has a 2.38+/- to 1 gear reduction.Should have good climbing ability.
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File Type: jpg Tranny sprocket shaft.JPG (63.6 KB, 54 views)
File Type: jpg home made drive sprocket shaft.JPG (59.4 KB, 53 views)
File Type: jpg home-made mandrel.JPG (50.7 KB, 58 views)
File Type: jpg sprocket carrier on shaft.JPG (53.8 KB, 51 views)
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