I've been playing around with the Hurricane alignment tool today and noticed that my secondary bushing seems to have a fair bit of slop in it for a sled with only 1400 miles on it. Anyone else notice this? A worn bushing is pretty hard on belts.
Secondary bushing
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Mine seemed sloppy when new also.
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Yes alot of play from get-go here too.
Are you able to get down to around 59mm or so?
Are you able to get down to around 59mm or so?
Yup, around 58.5 now with a 1mm shim in the back. Had to take off ~3mm from shaft to get there.
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So what offset (measured the normal way) does the tool suggest should be used? When you set it up hurricanes way, what does the offset measure?
My offset is about 58.5mm. I couldn’t get anywhere close to this without removing some material from the secondary. After cutting it, my offset is pretty much bang on where Dave wants it using the tool.
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My measurements:
Shaft 1.500
Secondary moveable 1.510
Stock helix 1.505
Aftermarket helix 1.501
I have a new bushing for the secondary but haven't replaced it yet. When the secondary is assembled and cycled without a spring the bushing slop seems less problematic.
I took a quick look through the service manual for a spec but didn’t find anything yet so haven’t measured mine. Don’t know that this is a problem or not.
Didn' Dave say that his tool needs an update That it was manufactured wrong ?
Yes, but Dave sent me a text with correct thickness and I modified mine.
Yes.
No, it just measures offset.
ETA - it doesn’t require any measuring. It is a go/ no go type of jig.
ETA - it doesn’t require any measuring. It is a go/ no go type of jig.
