Getting rid of torque converter putting in sprocket. need help!!

[Kstew25]

I have an EZGO txt and I'm doing an engine swap putting in a Kawasaki 350 motorcycle engine. Problem is I have to remove the part of the torque converter on the rear axle and put in a sprocket. The shaft coming out of the rear axle is splined need help figuring out a way to get a sprocket to mount to it. I was looking for splined sprocket hubs that are pretty heavy duty because this engine has got massive amounts of power for a golf cart and don't need the sprocket to break or strip the shaft of the axle. It's a motorcycle engine so it doesn't have a reverse gear that's the reason behind staying with the golf cart axle and not going to a live axle. The golf cart axle has a forward or reverse lever and I need to keep that.

[sho305]

Some people take the hub out of the secondary clutch with the splines and machine it flat, then put bolt holes in it so they can bolt a sprocket on it. Its easy to do with a cnc. Fix it back on the trans with a spacer or whatever. Check the big block area in the motorcycle swaps section.

[neonacr24l]

that's exactly what I did except I left a boss on it so I could press a .800" spacer to it then the sprocket, worked great. and 100hp still didn't wreck it

[David Maner]

Originally Posted by Kstew25

I have an EZGO txt and I'm doing an engine swap putting in a Kawasaki 350 motorcycle engine. Problem is I have to remove the part of the torque converter on the rear axle and put in a sprocket. The shaft coming out of the rear axle is splined need help figuring out a way to get a sprocket to mount to it. I was looking for splined sprocket hubs that are pretty heavy duty because this engine has got massive amounts of power for a golf cart and don't need the sprocket to break or strip the shaft of the axle. It's a motorcycle engine so it doesn't have a reverse gear that's the reason behind staying with the golf cart axle and not going to a live axle. The golf cart axle has a forward or reverse lever and I need to keep that.

Years ago I used a CV joint from a vw beetle on a project. In order to mount a V pulley to it I found that, if my memory serves me right, a 1 inch hub fit the shaft. I simply took a 1/4 by 1/4 inch key stock and ground it to fit into one of the splines on the VW shaft. Worked for years without a problem. If the shaft isn't a size that you can find a hub for have the hole drilled/machined out to fit the shaft and a key way broached in. You're good to go then