KEVPOPPAPUMP Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 When you buy a Hinson clutch basket, does it include the drive gear on the back of it? If not, how do you remove the drive gear off the stock basket (special tools)? Reason I ask is, the pics I see online at Rocky Mountain etc. do not show the drive gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ator Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 It does not include the drive gear. What you have to do is grind off the rivits that hold the stock one to the stock basket. Then with the supplied allen screws, you screw the hinson basket through the stock drive gear to the supplied back plate. If you have any other questions I'll be glad to help.. I did this last summer when my stock basket broke into 50 pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEVPOPPAPUMP Posted December 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Would a dremel be able to cut through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 I drilled mine and used a punch. You'll use an awful lot of dremel cutters and they are expensive. A grider would work the best. Make sure you use new cushions if the old basket has any slop in it. Also, you'll need a tube of red locktite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Same thing as everyone else said. Just want to add that the directions say to peen the new screws, this is not neccesary. I took mine to K&K and they said they never do it as long as you loctite the crap out of em you'll be fine. I tried to do it myself first but realized quickly I was about to ruin my brand new basket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEVPOPPAPUMP Posted December 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 I drilled mine and used a punch. You'll use an awful lot of dremel cutters and they are expensive. A grider would work the best. Make sure you use new cushions if the old basket has any slop in it. Also, you'll need a tube of red locktite. Well I have an 18v cordless 1/2 inch chuck drill or can use my buddies air drill. Would that do or you talking about a drill press found at machine shops? As far as slop goes: If I hold the basket and try to turn the gear, it'll move about 1/4 inch with some strong hand effort. Is this the slop you are talking about? If I pay the $189 from Rocky Mountain, I don't want to have to pay another hundo to a machine shop guy to put the gear on. Sorry for the millions of ???'s I've been asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 I too got mine from rocky mountain. You can do everything yourself depending on your tools and skill level. I first tried using my dewalt 18v cordless but it just seemed it was gonna take too long so I went to my 4 1/2 inch angle grinder. It would definately possible to do it with the drill. You should start by using a center punch to get your bit to run centerline then use a relatively small bit to drill. Work your way up till you drill out the rivet. If you have access to a grinder it takes about 10 minutes. Then just follow the Hinson directions. About the slop, the hinson for $189 comes with the bushings so just use the new ones. It was alot easier than I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEVPOPPAPUMP Posted December 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Cool I'll post the results when the job is done. My buddy has all sorts of air tools and specialty tools so maybe I'll ask him to give a brother a hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 I too got mine from rocky mountain. You can do everything yourself depending on your tools and skill level. I first tried using my dewalt 18v cordless but it just seemed it was gonna take too long so I went to my 4 1/2 inch angle grinder. It would definately possible to do it with the drill. You should start by using a center punch to get your bit to run centerline then use a relatively small bit to drill. Work your way up till you drill out the rivet. If you have access to a grinder it takes about 10 minutes. Then just follow the Hinson directions. About the slop, the hinson for $189 comes with the bushings so just use the new ones. It was alot easier than I thought. defenitley agreed. I also used an electric drill. Use the punch and drill away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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