Re: [T3] Does anyone have a 6-volt flywheel gear for a KymcoTorquemeister?

[Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org>]

Don,

	You don't need one of these, nor do you need a special torque
wrench, nor do you need lots of strength.

	Here's all you need:

	o A breaker bar + socket for the gland nut
	o A long (4'-6') of angle iron
	o A long (4'-6') of pipe to fit over the breaker ball handle
	o A yardstick

Drill two holes in one end of the angle iron to match two of the clutch
pressure plate mounting holes.  Mount the angle iron to the pressure plate.

	Attach the socket & breaker bar to the gland nut.  Slide your pipe
over the end of the breaker bar, so that it is now very long.

	Now, take your weight in pounds, and divide that into 273.  This
number will be in feet.  (If you weigh 100lbs., that would be 2.73 feet.
If you weigh 200lbs., it would be 1.37 feet.)  Measure that many feet from
the gland nut out along the breaker bar/pipe.  That is the location where
you stand (not bounce or jump!) on the horizontal breaker bar/pipe to get
*precisely* 273 ft.-lbs. of torque.  The angle iron is used to keep the
flywheel from turning -- you'll probably want to arrange things so that the
end angle iron is hitting the pavement, run not quite parallel to your
breaker bar/pipe on the same side of the engine.

	This is simple, accurate, and rocket-science precise.

	If you do have a torque wrench that can measure 273 ft.-lbs., just
put your cheater pipe on the end of that.  The torque wrench won't get
"cheated" -- it will still measure the torque at the nut accurately, but
the work will be easier for you.

Good luck!
-Greg


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