Westbend clutches

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Westbend clutches

Post by mcbob » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:51 pm

On the Westbend 820 can you fit an inboard clutch ?

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Re: Westbend clutches

Post by philrock » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:33 pm

What style output shaft?

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Re: Westbend clutches

Post by mcbob » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:08 pm

philrock wrote:What style output shaft?
It has a straight shaft which is stepped for the thread and has a keyway to lock the clutch.

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Re: Westbend clutches

Post by Bill Johnson » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:35 am

If you had the crankshaft with the Mac taper on the pto side you could use a regular inboard mac kart clutch. Maybe you can swap out the crank for the new mac taper one.
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Re: Westbend clutches

Post by mcbob » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:46 pm

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Would this clutch pictured use the tapered clutch or a keyed one ?
This one appears to be retained by a circlip ?

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Re: Westbend clutches

Post by Dean Seavers » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:11 pm

Bob-

I don't think you can tell if a clutch is for a tapered shaft or not by looking at the clutch drum. Need shots of the clutch hub to see if it's tapered or not... unless you have x-ray vision! ;-)

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Re: Westbend clutches

Post by mcbob » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:13 pm

Sorry Dean i tryied to post a larger pic from photobucket but the forum wouldn't accept it as the pic was too big .............

Looks as if i wish to do do the project i have in mind i will need the tapered crank ......

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Re: Westbend clutches

Post by mcbob » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:36 pm

Anyone got a good 820 crank with a tapered shaft to suit a Mac Clutch ??

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Re: Westbend clutches

Post by Dean Seavers » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:42 am

Mc Bob-

Dave Bonbright is your guy on those cranks.

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Re: Westbend clutches

Post by mcbob » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:54 am

Yep haven't long ago emailed him regards this crank.

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