Blaster Clutch Pancake Bearing?

[trickedcarbine]

So, guy calls me and says his kid toasted the clutch on the family blaster. I show up and it's Immaculate! So I yank the bolts and springs out and the pressure plate would not move. Rod and ball were welded. I gave it some oomph and it popped loose, but it ain't coming out. I dropped the news to the guy that we are now pulling the motor to split it.

 

Now, the guy asked what caused that to happen and then went one step further and asked what we can do to prevent it from happening again. I know a pancake is the answer, but I don't really follow the Blaster scene any more as any friends with them moved on to 4 strokes.

 

Does anybody even know if I can get a pancake for a Blaster?

[Bennett131]

I just did a quick search and didn't see anything like the banshee pancake bearing. How different is the clutch?

[Surfrjag]

Clutch is smaller with smaller rod and ball and they dont make one that im aware of

[trickedcarbine]

I just did a quick search and didn't see anything like the banshee pancake bearing. How different is the clutch?

I searched before I posted. Thought for sure there would be one. It's almost identical, just scaled down and only 5 springs.

[Surfrjag]

You can find a ceramic ball. I think its 3/16

[Bennett131]

That's probably the only option.

[trickedcarbine]

You can find a ceramic ball. I think its 3/16

Nice idea. McMasterCarr?

[Bennett131]

They have carbide ones I'd imagine they would have ceramic too.

[Larry's Shee]

Never heard of one either. Post up if and where you find a ceramic ball.

[Surfrjag]

http://www.acerracing.com/ball_bearings/3/16_Ceramic_Silicon_Nitride_Balls-1191-65.html

http://m.ebay.com/itm/380211578612?_mwBanner=1

[sleeper06]

I've built a few blasters, last one I did was pretty well built up I oredered ceramic ball . pancake bearing does not exist and from what I understand . it's not that common that they weld either