Great progress as always. It start to get technical now :). Watching this to take notes to apply the same to either my spare 020J box or the box in my 6N2 Polo. A Leaf powered Polo will weigh about the same as a Mk2 Golf . One day maybe I will do the same to one of My Mk2;s .
Thank you ☺️ if I had to do another conversion to a normal fossil car. I definitely had tried to use the Nissan leaf gearbox. It will save you a lot of time and work and probably be more reliable to.☺️
I am pretty sure you need a bearing on the output shaft of the Leef motor as its not supported internally, just in the end of the gearbox housing. Without it the output shaft will eventually float. I could be wrong.
Compared to you I really did a hack job of installing the coupler on my Touran 🙈 But then I don't have the bulky flywheel but a Rotex claw coupling instead. If I want to shift (which I hardly ever do) I temporarily disable regen and shift with help of synchro rings. It's held up for 50000 km now.
I'm surprised that you chose this method. Wouldn't aluminium or brass shims have worked and then not worry if the locktite fails after several heat cycles?
Shim splines?? If it had been that easy I promise that I had done that. The heat will most likely not be a problem. Luckily those cars are easy to work with if I need to do any changes in the future.😉
I am concerned that the the pressure plate going in to engage the clutch will create an axle load to the Leaf motor shaft. The Leaf motor shaft was not designed for this axle load. Consider suspending the coupler/flywheel flange with a thrust bearing that fits in the adapter plate.
You are absolutely right about that, and I been thinking about that too. But ball bearings normally can take up to 50% of the radial force rating so think that it will handle that axial load just fine, and by the way, I probably not even have to use the clutch anyway 😅 it’s more there for fun nowadays. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts 👍🏻
@@flyingtools. The original bearing for the Leaf did not have to be much of a bearing because it went to a gear box with very little radial load and no axial load. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust_bearing
Great progress as always. It start to get technical now :). Watching this to take notes to apply the same to either my spare 020J box or the box in my 6N2 Polo. A Leaf powered Polo will weigh about the same as a Mk2 Golf . One day maybe I will do the same to one of My Mk2;s .
Thank you ☺️ if I had to do another conversion to a normal fossil car. I definitely had tried to use the Nissan leaf gearbox. It will save you a lot of time and work and probably be more reliable to.☺️
I agree, Loctite is the only way to go. I cant wait until it hardens out! 👍
I am pretty sure you need a bearing on the output shaft of the Leef motor as its not supported internally, just in the end of the gearbox housing. Without it the output shaft will eventually float. I could be wrong.
There is a bearing on the output shaft, but the question is how much load it can handle. Thank you so much for your comment.
Keep making the videos . I love this . I’d love to do a Ev corrado
Yes that would have been great 😃
Compared to you I really did a hack job of installing the coupler on my Touran 🙈 But then I don't have the bulky flywheel but a Rotex claw coupling instead. If I want to shift (which I hardly ever do) I temporarily disable regen and shift with help of synchro rings. It's held up for 50000 km now.
Wow, thats amazing! I hope and think this will hold but if not, I will convert to no clutch. Thanks for your comment 👍🏻😃
Nice, det tar sig!🤩 Loctite gör underverk 😃
Tack! Får se hur länge det håller. Anläggningsytan är stor så det kan kanske funka bra. Är ju en liten chansning. ☺️
I'm surprised that you chose this method. Wouldn't aluminium or brass shims have worked and then not worry if the locktite fails after several heat cycles?
Shim splines?? If it had been that easy I promise that I had done that. The heat will most likely not be a problem. Luckily those cars are easy to work with if I need to do any changes in the future.😉
I am concerned that the the pressure plate going in to engage the clutch will create an axle load to the Leaf motor shaft. The Leaf motor shaft was not designed for this axle load. Consider suspending the coupler/flywheel flange with a thrust bearing that fits in the adapter plate.
You are absolutely right about that, and I been thinking about that too. But ball bearings normally can take up to 50% of the radial force rating so think that it will handle that axial load just fine, and by the way, I probably not even have to use the clutch anyway 😅 it’s more there for fun nowadays. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts 👍🏻
@@flyingtools. The original bearing for the Leaf did not have to be much of a bearing because it went to a gear box with very little radial load and no axial load. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust_bearing
@@markyormark7747 yes, i know. Thats also what I meant.
Why not keep original gearbox from the Leaf?
Hi!
You will find that in the description☺️
you can also make a direct coupling to delete the clutch if you feel it vibrates too much
Yes that’s the plan B😉
Did you ever say why you’re putting a clutch in your EV?
Hi, it’s in the description☺️
Arent locktite aerophobic a madeup word :P it only sets when there is a lack of air, if it has that much wobble will it have a lack of air
You are absolutely right, but its tight enough👍🏻