Newbie Question RE Belt Deflection

[Mike]

It has a gas pedal instead of a hand throttle, I wonder if it is limiting the throttle...

That could be a possibility. Also, the shaft play you have in the transmission input shaft isn't anything to be concerned about. For your seal, if it worked its way out, you can sometimes work them back in. Then you can use a punch and tap the transmission housing in a couple of places near the seal to ensure it stays in place. Be sure you don't have the T20 overfilled with fluid and that you have a vent in the top plug to help alleviate any pressure. Now, if the seal is just damaged or worn, you will have to replace it but it requires a full tear down to get to those output shaft seals so it may be worth trying to work back into place if possible.

[wjs0311]

That could be a possibility. Also, the shaft play you have in the transmission input shaft isn't anything to be concerned about. For your seal, if it worked its way out, you can sometimes work them back in. Then you can use a punch and tap the transmission housing in a couple of places near the seal to ensure it stays in place. Be sure you don't have the T20 overfilled with fluid and that you have a vent in the top plug to help alleviate any pressure. Now, if the seal is just damaged or worn, you will have to replace it but it requires a full tear down to get to those output shaft seals so it may be worth trying to work back into place if possible.

The seal looked like it was flush and uniformed all the way around. I'll take a closer look in the morning. Regardless if the foot pedal is the problem I would like to switch to a throttle on one of the sticks, I'll do some searching on the best route to go. The loss of torque must be in my head, BUT I would like more bottom end. Would a red or green spring in the secondary be the ticket?