Tapered shaft adapter.

[Southerncomfort]

Is this what would be needed to fit an aftermarket clutch onto my 13hp engine ?

Crank shaft Adapter Taper to 1" Inch Generator Pressure Washer Engine bushing | eBay

You must use the through bolt to hold this adapter onto the engine. All cnc machined in the USA for a perfect fit. A very handy way to use your old pulley on a new engine. Many generators and pressure washers use these tapered crankshafts as shown in the last picture.

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[dirtysouth]

Depends on the clutch. Team makes tapered clutches more than keyed shaft. I was the one that got team to make a 1 inch keyed clutch when commit went under and the 780 was no longer..Then Tom at Dixie sales started carrying them.Nubs knows the tapers better than me.

 

[Southerncomfort]

I'm wanting/needing a better clutch that grabs and goes when I give it throttle, not act like a big rubber band.
Yeah I know it's a centrifugal clutch on a "golf cart" but dang it.
A spring will only hold it open for a few more rpm and that's not good for slow trail rides.

 

[dirtysouth]

I'm wanting/needing a better clutch that grabs and goes when I give it throttle, not act like a big rubber band.
Yeah I know it's a centrifugal clutch on a "golf cart" but dang it.
A spring will only hold it open for a few more rpm and that's not good for slow trail rides.

That's a team on it now yes? They can get you parts to tune the one Ya got.

 

[Southerncomfort]

It's the factory EZGO clutch, I think made by Kawasaki.

 

[Nubs]

That adapter is for a generator tapered PTO and will not work on a M30 tapered crank. All the clutching in the world won't make a 13hp pull like a 20

 

[Nubs]

No replacement for displacement there's not a performance drive clutch out there that is going to have a pulley for a belt driven starter.

 

[Southerncomfort]

What I was meaning, it has all the power needed, just feels soft.
I used to build and work on drag bike lockup clutches, had mine soft on take off so it would slip a bit and you could snap the lever out, after 20 feet it would start to lockup .
Carts are similar in design, just be nice if they was as easy and adjustable as the bikes.

 

[Nubs]

As ya know all CVT drive clutches are 100% tuneable, they been doin' it on ATV's and snow machines forever. there all the same concept, weights and springs. GBoost has weights and dozens of spring rates for crazy money or do it yourself

 

[Southerncomfort]

Just wasn't sure the stock one was worth digging into..
At least it's not in an oil bath like a bike, had to mod the stock covers to get to them easy, but that was back when I had a shop and cool tools to work wid.

 

[Southerncomfort]

Thanks Nubs for the info on the taper.

 

[dirtysouth]

No replacement for displacement there's not a performance drive clutch out there that is going to have a pulley for a belt driven starter.

Forgot about the belt for starter. Good call.

 

[Southerncomfort]

How about the v-belt pully from Vegas Carts ?

 

[Nubs]

That pulley is meant for a 1" straight shaft

 

[Southerncomfort]

And I was thinking of the 1" straight shaft adapter so I could go with the aftermarket clutch.. and they don't have a pully, that's why I looked at that one.

 

[Nubs]

I get what your sayin' just that adapter is made for a smaller taper.

 

[Nubs]

With a little machine work you can add a pulley to back of a Polaris clutch, or adapt the head of polaris clutch to the ezgo back. did it years ago with the 88 to 07 clutch but not sure if ya could on the one your workin' with.

 

[Nubs]

EZGO

 

[Todd T]

Is this a picture of a disassembled Team clutch?

 

[Nubs]

Is this a picture of a disassembled Team clutch?

No Sir.