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Old 01-09-2010, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Sawman View Post
...put return springs on the hydro, it's a lot more user friendly to someone who wouldn't be used to running it, I'm not quite dialed in yet with them, forward spring is a little to short, I hooked it a hole in the frame for forward return and zip tied reverse return spring off the old clutch yolk wants to creep in reverse at neutral, when I pull the motor back out I will weld a sleeve on the cross support where the steering box mounts to and run an eye bolt though it and hook the spring to it to dial the springs to neutral.
I wish I'd have seen this when you posted it...I have a suggestion: If you get two identical extension springs and come up with brackets to mount them an equal distance away from their attachment point on the linkage in either direction, you shouldn't have the creep problem. You've got the right idea with the eye bolt, but it will work the best with 2 identical springs. Otherwise, the two directions will have a different feel, although I supposed that could be desirable in a sense. Just make sure everything is attached really well because you could be in for a wild ride if one spring comes off and the other pulls the linkage to the stop in one direction
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