Pancake Cylinder Help

[pmangels17]

Thanks for the speedy help guys, those are some pretty cool options. I had seen the McMaster standoff thread adapters, but unfortunately they didn't have the right size threads. The other block and the thread within a thread concepts are pretty cool, I'm gonna do more reading too.

Also, Adam, in stepping down a bore size, did you notice a difference in the force that the piston applied? Did it shift less smoothly?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by pmangels17

Thanks for the speedy help guys, those are some pretty cool options. I had seen the McMaster standoff thread adapters, but unfortunately they didn't have the right size threads. The other block and the thread within a thread concepts are pretty cool, I'm gonna do more reading too.

Also, Adam, in stepping down a bore size, did you notice a difference in the force that the piston applied? Did it shift less smoothly?

It is less force, but we had no issue with that. We used 9/16" bore for two seasons (2010 and 2011) and they performed without issue.

[pmangels17]

Awesome, thanks. May I ask where you got your cylinders from? I would imagine the Bimba site but I was just wondering. McMaster only has the female threaded shaft from what I can find.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by pmangels17

Awesome, thanks. May I ask where you got your cylinders from? I would imagine the Bimba site but I was just wondering. McMaster only has the female threaded shaft from what I can find.

I believe we ordered those directly from bimba.

[pmangels17]

Cool, thanks so much for your help. Did you adapt them to an AM transmission or did you use custom transmissions? If you used AM's, what else did you do to adapt them?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by pmangels17

Cool, thanks so much for your help. Did you adapt them to an AM transmission or did you use custom transmissions? If you used AM's, what else did you do to adapt them?

When we did that in 2010 we used custom transmissions, but AndyMarks shift block.

You would have to modify or remake the mount plate, and probably change the length of the mounting standoffs.

[pmangels17]

Okay, I was going to re-do the mount plate anyway so it fit better into the custom gearbox plates. Thanks for all your help!