WAYNE10
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 06:29 PM |
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reverse gear
Hi all.
I need to start thinking about getting a reverse gear, I like the look of the starter motor kit. Anyone know how much and were to get one from?Needs
to suit a live rear axle Cortina?
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big_wasa
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 06:32 PM |
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You wont be able to mount it to the rear axle with out adding a lot of unsprung weight. Its not like irs where you can bolt the starter to the
chassis. You would also have the wiring to think about.
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WAYNE10
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 06:41 PM |
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sorry the i mean has a tiny fly wheel between the diff and prop .
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big_wasa
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 06:59 PM |
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Yes thats what I am saying.
You have a cortina axle that is always moving up and down. How will you get the motor to mesh with the ring gear if its allways moving ?
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snapper
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 07:20 PM |
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You would have to bolt the starter and brackets to the axle or it won't work.
You could look at doing it at the gearbox end but would still have to bolt it to the gearbox or if the prop shaft has a fix bearing in the tunnel that
could be the place to fit it
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NigeEss
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 10:13 PM |
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Means a bit of farting about but could you rig up a short propshaft from a body mounted
starter to a gearset on the diff mounted gear to allow for the movement ?
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WAYNE10
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| posted on 25/8/10 at 09:33 AM |
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Mmm not as easy as I first thought? Has any looked into reversing the polarity on the starter that starts the bike engine? think some quads have this
system????
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Davegtst
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| posted on 25/8/10 at 03:44 PM |
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Thats not really possible, you can't just reverse the direction the engine turns!
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WAYNE10
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| posted on 25/8/10 at 04:12 PM |
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O well back to the drawing board. Any ideas welcome coz i,ve ran out?
Have I got to buy an inline eletric unit and cut the prop to suit. And thats if they work on a live axle setup??
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chunky2772
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| posted on 25/8/10 at 10:16 PM |
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i have the same problem as you mate im useing an mx 5 diff but have no room at the rear of my car to fit a gear between the shaft and diff! so ive
come up with an idea for mine and i think if might work for you to im gona machine a cup type flange for the engine drive flange and mount a aluminium
go cart sprocket to it and weld a piece of go cart chain link around the starter motor this will work the same as a toothed gear its hard to explain
but when ive done it i will try to send you some pics its easy and cheap to do.
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:{THC}:YosamiteSam
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| posted on 25/8/10 at 11:41 PM |
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unless you can work a way to mount a motor on the front end of the prop
quaife do reverse boxes for either end you know
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chunky2772
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| posted on 26/8/10 at 09:13 PM |
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i dont want to pay £700 for something i,ll never use ! the only direction i,ll be going is forward (very fast) 'hopefully'
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