THE CLAM SHELL SMALL (CSS) IS AN AIRCRAFT ALUMINUM HIGHLY MACHINED SPROCKET ADAPTER WHICH GOES ON THE HUB BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT SPOKES. WHEN YOU GO TO CLAMP IT ON....MAKE SURE THE 9 HOLES FOR THE SPROCKET BOLTS ARE NOT BLOCKED BY THE SPOKES. ALSO, THE RIM OR LIP ON THE ADAPTER WILL FACE OR POINT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SPROCKET YOU WILL BE MOUNTING. NEXT COMES THE ROUND DISK....FLAT ON ONE SIDE AND WITH A RIM ON THE OTHER SIDE. POSITION THE ROUND DISK SO THE FLAT SIDE IS OUT AND THE RIM IS POINTED TOWARD THE CLAM SHELL. NEXT, PLACE THE SPROCKET ON THE FLAT SIDE OF THE ROUND DISK, AND BOLT IT ON. YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE'BENT WIRE' CENTERING TECHNIQUE FOR CENTERING THE SPROCKET THAT WE SHOW YOU ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.LIVEFASTMOTORS.COM IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO FILE OUT THE HOLES ON THE SPROCKET IF NECESSARY TO CENTER THE SPROCKET.
TIPS:
A. THERE IS A RUBBER WASHER, USING IT IS OPTIONAL IF YOU NEED TO SPACE OUT THE SPROCKET SO THAT IT LINES UP WITH THE ENGINE SPROCKET.
B. MOST OF OUR SPROCKETS HAVE A BEND ON THE EDGE. ONCE AGAIN YOU CAN PLACE THE SPROCKET SO THAT THE TEETH ARE CLOSER TO THE WHEEL, OR YOU CAN FLIP IT OVER AND THE TEETH WILL BE FARTHER FROM THE WHEEL. CHOOSE THE POSITION THAT BEST LINES UP THE SHEEL SPROCKET WITH THE ENGINE SPROCKET.
C. THE CLAM SHELL SMALL (CSS) IS DESIGNED FOR MULTI SPEED BIKES THAT TYPICALLY HAVE A SMALLER HUB. WE HAVE PROVIDED SHIMS THAT WILL ALLOW THIS ADAPTER TO BE USED ON A WIDER NUMBER OF THESE HUBS.
D. IF THE CLAM SHELL DOES NOT FIT YOUR HUB A FEW CUSTOMER HAVE HAD THE HUB MILLED OR LATHED OUT SO THAT WOULD FIT. DON'T BE AFRAID TO GRIND IT OUT SOME YOURSELF. . IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO CRAFT YOUR OWN SHIMS FOR AN EXTREMELY SMALL HUB. BE CREATIVE, THAT IS PART OF JOY OF CRAFTING YOUR MOTORIZED BICYCLE.
E. USING THE CLAM SHELL SPROCKET ADAPTER ALLOWS YOU TO DISCARD THE TRADITIONAL MOUNTING NUTS, BOLTS, CRUDE WASHERS, AND THE HORSESHOE BACKING PLATES.
F. IF YOU ARE USING A SPROCKET FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE NINE HOLE SPREAD WILL NOT BE THE SAME AS THE SPROCKETS OBTAINED FROM US. YOU CAN ORDER A 40, 44, OR 48 TOOTH SPROCKET FROM US.
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