Questions about jack shafts

[STINKYDELUXE]

I have a few questions about jack shafts for a project I'm thinking about doing?

Were do you get them?

Do they come with the bearings?

What holds them in place?

[bansheesandrider]

I have a few questions about jack shafts for a project I'm thinking about doing?

Were do you get them?

Do they come with the bearings?

What holds them in place?

You have to make them, you get the bearings and sprockets at an industrial supply house and the shaft material from a steel supply house; use the Yellow Pages or the internet to find ones close to you. You will need to have splines or keyways machined into the shaft for the sprockets if you want to be able to replace the sprockets when they wear, or if you just want to build all new shafts when you need to replace the sprockets you can weld the sprockets onto the shaft. You will have to fab brackets to hold them. What are you trying to do? Without more specifics we can't help you.

Edited July 10, 2011 by bansheesandrider

[Coupelx]

pillow blocks can be used to hold the shaft.

[Rotax Raptor]

Do a search on Jr dragsters and look on some parts suppliers sites. I've also made them using pillow blocks purchased a IBT. They are a bearing supply company.

[STINKYDELUXE]

Thanks guys this should give me a good start

[Larry's Shee]

When I built a sno-mo drag bike I used a shop in Vermont or Maine, don't remember nor the name been long ago. They specialize in Rotax motors and Titainium shafts. Sled works, Sled Shop, something like that. For bearings we just used three bolt double flange sled stuff.

[Larry's Shee]

http://www.thecrankshopvt.com/index.php?osCsid=jeh5739bjuh5t26vkifijmrbe6

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