[Kartbuilding] some question

Stephen Burke sburke at burkesys.com
Sun Feb 22 01:45:42 GMT 2009


Hi,

Do you have a gearbox (gears) currently? If so, you need to remove the 
manual clutch you have, and instead replace it with a centrifugal clutch. 
You would need to get the correct size clutch etc. to suit your engine 
drive shaft. www.northerntool.com have various centrifugal clutches 
available.

Best of luck,
-steve

On Sat, 21 Feb 2009, farshad zoghi wrote:

> hi
> centrifugal clutch is useful for Single Gear Transmission but my question is about 4 gear transmission.what do you think in this case for clutch elimination?(my engine is with clutch).and i want to eliminate it for fast gear changing.
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> ________________________________
> From: Stephen Burke
> To: farshad zoghi
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 9:19:04 AM
> Subject: Re: some question
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> Hi,
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> They are using a "Centrifugal Clutch" on that kart. See:
> http://blog.kartbuilding.net/2007/06/26/using-a-centrifugal-clutch-and-chain-drive/
> A centrifugal clutch is an automatic clutch worked on the engine throttle.
> In that video, the driver's right foot comes off the gas/accelerator pedal
> just before they change gear.
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> The link above shows how you can use a centrifugal clutch.
> A "Honda 50" uses this exact same setup, albeit an older and slower gear
> change.
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> Best of luck,
> -steve
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> On Tue, 17 Feb 2009, farshad zoghi wrote:
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>> thank you very much for your good answers.
>> in formula sae cars or some karts a bike engine with clutch change to a car without cluch.how?how can remove the clutch?what is the clutch substitute?in below clip you can see fast gear changes.it seems to there is no clutch.is it correct?
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Umr8C8sOwM
>> how can build that shifter?
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>> ________________________________
>> From: Stephen Burke
>> To: farshad zoghi
>> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 2:01:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: question
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>> Hi,
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>> Putting the shifter (gear lever) behind the steering wheel would require a LOT of work. I'm not sure if it would work. The easiest method would be to use a cable and operate the gears similar to a brake cable.
>> Using levers to change gear restricts the position of the shifter (gear lever). E.g.: http://www.kartbuilding.net/gallery/v/OtherPeoplesKarts/Ebrahim_Zare/DSC011.JPG.html
>> A good job of having a shifter (gear lever) behind the steering wheel can be seen in:
>> http://www.kartbuilding.net/other_karts/110ccKart/P1010597.JPG
>> http://www.kartbuilding..net/other_karts/110ccOffroadKart.html
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>> You could go down the electrical route, which although this would be better, it would require a LOT of time and work getting motors and actuators etc.
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>> I suggest you go down the cable operated lever approach, similar to how the brake cable works. E.g.:
>> http://www.kartbuilding.net/gallery/v/OtherPeoplesKarts/Ebrahim_Zare/DSC01.JPG.html
>> http://www.kartbuilding.net/gallery/v/Off-Road_Kart/DSC04611.JPG.html
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>> Best of luck,
>> -steve
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>> On Sat, 14 Feb 2009, farshad zoghi wrote:
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>>> hello
>>> i am a student and i have a question about transmission system ,how can put gear shifter behind the steering wheel like formula 1cars .how bring the shifter there? with a mechanism and links or electrical ?or... ?please Explanate it with picture.
>>> thank you very much
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