Clutch Clutch Balls-- Who's counting ????

Where did you buy these engines from? These types of bearing failures don't seem to be to common, and as BM said, are often due to users cleaning out the clutch with solvent and washing the grease away.

It is very important to send the pictures to the vendor and let him know that the components are bad right out of the box. It is important for us to know who sold you the engine, so others an avoid buying engines from that vendor. Nothing will happen until sales drop. Hopefully, we'll see engines advertised with "new, stronger clutch bearings" from that vendor.
 
The VENDERS have been contacted, We have bought from many, looking to see the best service. these two engines are from two different suppliers:eek:

each clutch is a little different. one has round pucks and the other has tapered/rectangle pucks

We have started a I.D. system to be able identify each engine, ie. bought from vender and sold to customer..

HERPER- How did you offend??? You asked a legit question. ALL is Good
 

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WHO WAS THE VENDOR, nice to see you contacted them, but as buyers we have the right to know who it was so we can do a check on our engines to see if anything was done about it. Thanks
 
WHO WAS THE VENDOR, nice to see you contacted them, but as buyers we have the right to know who it was so we can do a check on our engines to see if anything was done about it. Thanks

As a Buyer of over 60 engines:cool:

I don't know >> exactly Who's engine it was.. it's IS BEST for YOU, to check your clutch anyway...notice that the two clutches are different designs..
 

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it's up to Maxx

as buyers we have the right to know who

right to know -- not real sure about that

I think that ------ it's up to Maxx ---- to share if he wants to (only)

I had a post months back
some claimed ------------------ the right to know
well -- sometimes we need to check things out for ourselfs
and regarding this fairly simple issue -- seems that would be the thing to do

check out your mountain balls bearings and then go

ride that thing
 
you buy it from dax, STooth, PKink not that hard of a question thanks.

I TOLD YOU.........I Don't know EXACTLY WHO.........Got THAT:???:


Be Happy I'm sharing the flaws I find.... I as You am trying to enjoy and not have " break downs" many miles from home....I travel 30+ miles a day...
 
As a Buyer of over 60 engines:cool:

I don't know >> exactly Who's engine it was.. it's IS BEST for YOU, to check your clutch anyway...notice that the two clutches are different designs..

You said you contacted the vendors, does that mean that you contacted every vendor that you purchased your 60 engines from? I've got a few engines in the pipeline, I checked them and the steel balls in the clutch look shiny, round and well lubricated. If a brand new engine has rocks in place of steel balls, this is a serious issue and I know that I would not want to buy an engine from that particular vendor until the problem was resolved. I wasted over an hour of time spot checking engines to find nothing.

I think that most everyone here with a HT engine does not have to worry, unless you can post who you got the crappy engines from. No source = no real information other than to cause unnecessary wrenching on engines so folks can "be sure" theirs is fine.
 
You said you contacted the vendors, does that mean that you contacted every vendor that you purchased your 60 engines from? I've got a few engines in the pipeline, I checked them and the steel balls in the clutch look shiny, round and well lubricated. If a brand new engine has rocks in place of steel balls, this is a serious issue and I know that I would not want to buy an engine from that particular vendor until the problem was resolved. I wasted over an hour of time spot checking engines to find nothing.

I think that most everyone here with a HT engine does not have to worry, unless you can post who you got the crappy engines from. No source = no real information other than to cause unnecessary wrenching on engines so folks can "be sure" theirs is fine.


No source = no real information other than to cause unnecessary wrenching on engines so folks can "be sure" theirs is fine.[/QUOTE]

I GUESS even YOU don't understand.... I Don't KNOW POSSITIVELY who is guilty out of half a dozen, We have bought from ..How do you except me to just pick ONE...Vendors sell they DON'T manufacter.........So YOU are saying the pics are FAKE/NOT REAL???????????:eek: get a life it's not where they came from it's the FACT that someone noticed a problem...
I Just came in from inspecting 11 bikes. 3 are the cheap bearings. also have 10 NEW kits to check.(Yes, I know where These came from)

UP DATE:arceeguy...........Don't pay attention to the next statement, cause, I don't have a manufacture SOURCE......

of the 11 engines inspected, (I) have Notice of the star nuts that are gold anodized and have a slot milled across them... Are the good ones
the gray/plain star nuts have the crappy bearings.of the engines I have
 

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i think they are looking for the 6 companies you did order from.. not to call and yell or whatever, more to be weary. and if of the six someone else notices on from the same then they can add to it..

maybe a list of the companies you ordered from could help.
anndyes it is more important that they were found.. but doesnt help anyone
 
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