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ibdennyak
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Just thought I would let you know what I ended up with. I tried a second one way bearing and it lasted about 20 miles (these are trash) the co. I got the kit from says they will have the new improved version available after Christmas. I found a 100 tooth pulley with no bearing (2009 version as ocscully mentioned) and it does fit but finding a belt was not easy. Played with some v-belts but getting tight enough not to slip to much puts to much stress on the set up to get the warm fuzzy feeling. It (100 tooth with T-belt)changed the gearing enough that with out changing the rear sproket I couldn't climb my favorite hill without a good running start. My final fix is in the picture attached. I AM NOT A WELDER! It aint pretty but it works fine. What is the reason for the one way bearing any way, other than selling replacments and ****ing me off. Thanx for all the help, I am on the road, done with this one and ready for the next project (a family trike build).
heh heh, little grinder action and you'll look like a pro. Then again, who will se it. : )