Blaster clutch has rubber in it!

[hotrodaj_2]

I'm a new owner of a 240 blaster and was doing basic maintenance and inspected clutch. I noticed the outer clutch basket and gear its connected to had about 1/4 inch of play. Book says to replace. I hate buying stuff new when i can fix whats broke, so I tore it apart. I was surprised to find rubber in between basket and gear. I'm thinking this rubber was mainly for the enduro/overseas bikes that were also ran on asphalt. Rubbers take up initial shock of dropping clutch on asphalt. My rubbers were compressed bad so after alot of thinking I welded the two together solid. I found a spot that was steel on steel and welded there. Aftermarket baskets are all solid from what i've seen so I should be find. No drag racing on road anymore . "Elbows up"

 

[phragle]

The aftermarket baskets use the blaster ring gear and the rubber peices, they take some of the shock of the tires bouncing offroad. How did you weld an aluminum basket to a steel ring?

 

[hotrodaj_2]

I welded the steel gear to the steel plate that holds rubbers in and the rivets go through. Rivets go through clutch basket and anchor themselves in a plate on the backside of gear. If plate breaks my welds (used silicon bronze rod, not so brittle) and becomes loose from gear I left rubbers in there just for insurance. Should be ok though. Does anybody make aftermarket rubbers? Stock rubbers were not extremely stiff, they will collapse in time with a modified motor.

 

[brandoz28]

i just turned mine when i put in my aftermarket basket

 

[hotrodaj_2]

Ya I turned mine too, But I still think in time they will collapse again. They now have a flat spot on rubbers, so when turned that flat is now on backside and a gap now exists that they can squish into (weaker than stock now). Not 100% sure I did the right thing in welding it up but I will find out soon wont I. lol. I want High perf rubbers or another solution to this problem. Anybody got any ideas?

 

[brandoz28]

you could try to make some out of polyurethane but there are no kits that i know of