Baja Bug / Dune Buggy Recoil Starter

Discs


The discs in place

I can't for the life of me remember what they are called...

That's a great help, they must not have been in there. I don't imagine they are available anywhere. I might be able to make some since I'm a toolmaker. Thanks for your help !

While you have it apart is it possible for you to measure the thickness and diameter for me, will save me from having to guess.

I would be more then happy to give you the measurements but I cant find my micrometer, I have been looking for it for a week. Maybe Matt or Bernie will weigh in on this topic and give you the exact specs. I couldn't imagine it would be too hard to make them, get a rod the same diameter of the discs (centrifugal starter clutch flyweights, just remembered the name) and cut them down to the right thickness... Shouldn't be too hard.

I'll try to give you a rough measurement with a tape measure...

OK, I got a diameter of 5/32" and a thickness of 1/16"

Thanks a million, my first post and got the problem figure out it less than an hour, thanks again.

No problem! There is always someone on here that will be able to help!

As a new member the old posting was a great help to me !

Welcome to the forum Tom!

More detailed recoil starter overhaul instructions have since been uploaded here: https://www.coxengineforum.com/h24-instruction-sheets#related_docs

Thanks and the Overhaul Procedure is exactly what I needed! Very happy to have found this resource.

Those discs could also pass as a Pawl.  Different designs and applications.




Wen Mac "Rotomatic" starter.

I’ve got an engine and drive shaft in search of a car. Any thoughts?

Welcome to the forum.

Well, what kind of engine and drive shaft? Do you have a picture. If you're looking for a Cox chassis for it, we will need to know a little bit more, otherwise you might be able to build a car using those parts.

You might be better off starting a new thread about your parts.

BigGreen2000 wrote:I’ve got an engine and drive shaft in search of a car.  Any thoughts?

Many times it's the other way around.

As Jacob suggested, start a new thread with pictures. You might need to post here a few time first to meet the time requirement.

Hi everyone,

I have a Dune Buggy since 1971 and as a kid I folled around a bit and ist not in a nice condition anymore. Recemtly I found it and thought, I could give it a fresh up.

There are some party missing, but my 3D Printer will take care of it. I drew the tires for 3D printing in rubber. The look good, but the ruber I used, is not soft enough. If anyone wants to try it, I can give the STL-files. I go for the Tamiya tires for the moment.

But I realized, that some parts ar missing, which I cannot reproduce with my printer. So there are the 2 little flyweights. I'll have to find something, what will fit.

The spring in the starter is bent, too. I will try to bend it back and hope, it won't break. The starter cable is not in the best shape as well. Does anyone know, where I can get one or how to replace it?

I'll try to add some pictures of the tires.

Cheers,

Lemmi