Clutch overheating By brainpup (Read 4,290 times)

[brainpup]

I just changed my drive belt on my TaoTao EVO 150cc last Saturday (4 days ago) and yesterday (Tuesday) it broke on my way to work and I know the belt was put on correctly and everything tighten back down right as I have done this procedure several times in the past with no problems and I'm not sure why it broke this time
The reason I changed the belt was mainly a preventive maintenance thing as it had been on since I bought the scooter exactly 2 years ago (it had 1260km & now has 8150km) and when I pulled the old one off it had a little wear on the outside edge for about 3 inches but it didn't look that bad and there were some marks on the bottom of the case where it had been slapping from stretching but not real black.
The one thing I did notice was that my clutch had a bluish purple tint to it, like it had been getting Hot...which would for sure be a sign of a problem, but I didn't have another clutch and neither did my local scooter shop, so I had to leave it on.
What I'm having a problem with is the fact that with my old belt on, my scooter was running just fine. but 3 days and 25km after putting a new belt on, it shredded...
Is it possible I got a defective belt ?
Should I have rode slower to break in the new belt ?
Was the new belt putting more tension on an already worn out clutch and sped up the overheating process and the clutch plates melted the belt ?
or did I just reach critical mass and velocity point of no return and all hell broke loose ?

I'm asking for advice as I am going to have to put things back together and would like some suggestions on what to change when I buy new parts ?
Kevlar belt ? New variator ? New Clutch (obviously)...should I go with performance parts or stock ?

NOTE : only mods I have made to the bike is a blue CDi, Orange coil and orange wire and a 3 prong plug.

Any helpful suggestions will be welcome .,

Brian

[Alleyoop]

The bluish on the bell is because of overheating, that can be caused by several things, 1 not enough ventialtion going through the cvt, 2 clutch slipping due to worn pads or glazed pads. As far as the belt shredding probably due to the HEAT or cheap belt.
Alleyoop

[brainpup]

So Allyoop, should I go with performance parts or stock?

[brainpup]

What's the best belt to get ?

[Alleyoop]

Mar 16, 2016 17:15:50 GMT -6 brainpup said:

So Allyoop, should I go with performance parts or stock?

How do you ride around, do you hot rod around always cranking the throttle wide open even from the start or just normal riding around?

If riding hot all the time or most of the time I suggest you get a clutch with more pad material like the NCY clutch but you will also need the NCY bell, the clutch is a little bigger and will not fit in the OEM bell.

HERE IS a comparison of my OEM CLUTCH and the NCY Clutch which has about 1 more inch of material on each pad to grab onto the bell for less slipping.


Do you like High RPMS when starting OFF from a stop. Do you like to cruise around with higher RPMS? If so then you can go for the performance parts. If you like the RPMS the current cvt gives you then get a complete stock clutch with a new bell included.

Concerning Belts GATES or BANDO are you best bet.