Broken Oil Pump Chain By mxmatt (Read 693 times)

[mxmatt]

So yesterday I was inspecting my broken Oil Pump Chain to see if it had a "Master Link" and if it had failed. (I know, I know)  Upon closer inspection, I noticed several broken chain links and I'm wondering if anyone has had this happen before.  I am at a loss as to why it happened as I am waiting on my Starter Clutch Removal Tool to arrive so I can see behind it and possibly what may have caused it to fail.  The Oil Pump itself seems to be fine as I can turn it by hand with no noticeable binding.  The only thing I can think of is that I may have installed it on the crank shaft teeth wrong or somehow they became cross up in use.

Broken Oil Pump Chain 150 GY6 by mxmattaz, on Flickr

Broken Oil Pump Chain 150 GY6 by mxmattaz, on Flickr

Broken Oil Pump Chain 150 GY6 by mxmattaz, on Flickr

Broken Oil Pump Chain 150 GY6 by mxmattaz, on Flickr

Broken Oil Pump Chain 150 GY6 by mxmattaz, on Flickr

[Bashan]

Did you have it on the right drive sprocket?

[mxmatt]

I'm gonna guess that the answer is no based on my observation of the chain itself. Once I get the Starter Clutch off, I'll be able to tell you a little more.

[jvino]

This is out of my ability. Good luck mx matt. I will be happy when your good to go some miles. I know your going to get it though you keep trying bound to get it right soon. Plus learn something from it. Wish you didn't have so many problems.

[Bashan]

Matt is good, he's learning from every redo and soon he'll be telling people "don't do that!" like the older guys do. Then he'll yell at the kids to get off of his lawn. Oh yeah Matt, it'll happen....you just wait. Rich

[mxmatt]

May 15, 2014 18:46:21 GMT -6 jvino said:

This is out of my ability. Good luck mx matt. I will be happy when your good to go some miles. I know your going to get it though you keep trying bound to get it right soon. Plus learn something from it. Wish you didn't have so many problems.

jvino, Thanks for the positive words dude.  I am usually a very positive person myself, but this scoot is testing my patience for sure.  I love the heck out of it and don't want to be negative about it, but I just keep having bad luck.  Maybe by the time I get a new one I will have learned most of the tricks of the trade.  Don't get me wrong, I have put 2033 miles on this scoot and I have loved every single one of them.  If not for so much down time, I'd probably be at 4000 miles by now.

[mxmatt]

May 15, 2014 21:25:03 GMT -6 Bashan said:

Matt is good, he's learning from every redo and soon he'll be telling people "don't do that!" like the older guys do.

Uh, Rich! Have you not seen my thread about what I wish I had known...?

[jvino]

You might be right mx matt it might be time to buy a new one. Use that one you have now for parts or sell it. I have a friend that has one that is called a matrix 150 with the gy6 engine looks a lot like yours except color and graphics. He just last month had to put a starter in his but he's had pretty good luck with it has 3500 miles on it. Still runs strong.

I wish you didn't have so many problems with your scoot but at least you got to learn some stuff I guess. You've got to be close in getting that scooter right. You have all them new parts theres just something cursed with it now. Sucks feel bad.