Anyone know of a good source for an aftermarket holder for the clutch adjustment rod on the case? I found a bolt on one from Nac's, but $30 seems high to me for this piece. Thought about buying one then have a buddy machine a duplicate then return the other one. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

Mine split right in the middle of the threads, I believe a branch caught it Sunday when I was climbing a hill. I already tried JB weld, it didn't hold. I tried alumiweld, but couldn't get it hot enough (plus the carb is awful close for a propane torch) [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Thanks!

 

im pretty sure nac's is the only source, i would just spend the money and do it right the first time.

 

$30 might be a little high, but it's probably worth it given it will probably take a couple hours to build one. However, if you do decide to make your own, you don't need to bother buying one to copy. It's really simple. Just cut up a piece of posterboard and trim it until it bolts up to the two closest case bolts, and then trace it on a piece of flat metal. Cut it out, drill holes for the case bolts to go through, and weld a nut to it. You'll also have to hacksaw a slit in the nut to slide the cable through. You don't need anything but a hand grinder and a drill. I have a homade one on my 250. It's easy to make, but still plan on 2-3 hours to get it perfect.

 

I had to make one for my 250 as well. I used a nice flat curved governer rod off of a Kohler small engine. It was even looped in the middle for a perfect fit, just had to drill one hole and cut the end off. Painted it black and it looked factory. Just use a little thinking and you'll get it. Yagerzzz's idea is great if you dont mind the time to do it.

 

Thanks everyone. I traced out the pattern last night, I'll see how long our machinist thinks he'll have in it then I'll add another 30 minutes for real time. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
I probably will be better just buying the one from Nac's though. We have some junk Onan motors around here, maybe I'll check them to.

Thanks again

 

dennis kirk used to sell them and james lucky atv still does . i dont think they are 30 bucks . but i do know nacs isnt the only place to get them .