Motor bolted to transaxle
The motor coupling and transmission adapter plate are finally complete! The machinist did a great job since everything aligned with wonderful precision. The major item left is to fabricate a bracket to hold up the rear of the motor (held up by a rope in the picture). The clutch even worked first try!
Motor, hub, flywheel, adapter plate and trans
A washer was welded to the end of the hub to keep it from slipping down the motor shaft when the clutch is depressed. The tach sensor is bolted to the adapter plate. Motor with flywheel and adapter bolted together
4 Grade 8 5/16" NC bolts go thru the spacer blocks to hold the adapter plate to the motor face. The hub is secured with two set screws. Two set screws are used over the key, one on top of the other. A single set screw 120 degrees away holds the hub on the shaft. The flywheel is bolted to the hub with 6 3/8" Grade 5 NF bolts. Motor assembly bolted to transaxle
Note: be sure to operate the transaxle ONLY if something is inserted in at least one of the transaxle outputs! We learned the hard way and had the output gears fall into the transmission! Lots of bother to get them back into place.
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