attex tranny question

[chasgas]

hello, just bought an attex st300d. pretty nice shape. tranny is atv7000 and "seems good", po said it worked great.

prev owner put (rigged) a 250cc polaris trailboss (i believe) air-cooled (non-fan) motor in it. as you stand on the drivers side of the attex, the polaris motor rotates counter-clockwise. according to the pics of the jlo, the tranny should rotate clockwise to go forward???

my question based on my belief the above is correct: is it okay to run the tranny in reverse to go forward, again, viewing from the drivers side in a clockwise rotation? i'm guessing it's not a good idea and i need a fan cooled motor with the drive pulley on the right side.

thank you,

chas

nice site here with very informed posters.....................................

[racerone3]

To dodge any possible confusion with clockwise, drivers side terms, the top of the belt should go toward the front of the machine when the engine is running

[chasgas]

hey, thanks. that's the way my motor will spin her.

i saved three attex manuals from this site and the one that shows the jlo (titled: This is a huge 70 page Attex shop manual covering everything from tires to transmissions, second pic) sure appears to be setup to spin the top of the belt towards the rear.

much appreciated..............................

chas

[chasgas]

not sure why the short drive chains on either side of the 7000 are rubbing the brake adjustment nut/stud. i loosened up the 4 bolts holding the tranny base and moved the tranny assembly and base rearward as far as the short drive chains would allow. the rear chains loosened up some but the short drive chains are still rubbing the studs. i notice the center frame sections show a notch sticking out an inch and a half from the rear of the tranny assembly which leads me to believe the 7000 assembly is pretty much at it's most forward position.

the manual says the adjustment nut/stud is "located at the rear of each puck holder assembly". was wondering if mine are in backwards, possibly switched left and right sides? i can't understand why the adjustment nut/stud would be placed where they could be impacted by the chain but what do i know, it's my first first 6 wheeler.

appreciate any assistance as i haven't been able to find a definitive pic.

[Don]

Yes, someone switched them. It most likely made the adjustments easier, but created a clearance problem (As you've found out)

[chasgas]

thanks don. more work, agh!

chas

[ARGOJIM]

hello, just bought an attex st300d. pretty nice shape. tranny is atv7000 and "seems good", po said it worked great.

prev owner put (rigged) a 250cc polaris trailboss (i believe) air-cooled (non-fan) motor in it. as you stand on the drivers side of the attex, the polaris motor rotates counter-clockwise. according to the pics of the jlo, the tranny should rotate clockwise to go forward???

my question based on my belief the above is correct: is it okay to run the tranny in reverse to go forward, again, viewing from the drivers side in a clockwise rotation? i'm guessing it's not a good idea and i need a fan cooled motor with the drive pulley on the right side.

thank you,

chas

nice site here with very informed posters.....................................

Can you post a picture of what you have?

[chasgas]

thanks don, although they appear to all be threaded and the manual page (scroll down to third manual, transmission assembly, second page section E. lubrication): install appropriate grease fitting, pump the equivalent of a cigarette filter worth of grease and remove grease fitting as the chain will interfere. paraphrasing.

i simply stuck a grease fitting into the end of my grease gun, held it tight to the holes and gave each a small pump. a bit messier than your rubber tip i'm sure!!!!

argojim not sure of what you want to view. it's a st300d with a baker-hill 7000 and it's powered by a 250 2 stroke single from an 85 polaris trailboss atv. i've driven it around some but i have more tweaking to do with the alignment/offset of the driver and driven clutches.

nice holidays everyone.............................

[Don]

Oops; my bad! Maybe I should pay more attention to the manual. Sad part is: that's my manual on this site that I scanned and sent to Mike years ago. I never used another method other than the rubber-tipped gun and it worked fine (old Attex guy showed me how to do it) so evidently I never read that part of the book. Glad you got them greased. Good luck with the machine.