variator locking tool

[mrmike]

   I'm getting ready to install some lighter Dr. Pulley sliders in my '23 People S 150i ABS scooter. I want to purchase a variator locking tool beforehand. I looked on Amazon, and the selection is endless. Can anyone recommend a tool that will fit to lock my variator?

[Stig / Major Tom]

Many of us use this one.
Prices range from $12 up....
DoNOT put the tongs in the cooling fan 'blades' at the front!
These can and will break off.
If the tongs do not fit the 2 holes, file them down until they do.

Might be best to take a look at things with the belt cover off - to see what will work.


 https://www.ebay.com/itm/386943249315?itmmeta=01HYG8AF1WM0MM3HXYXMTDFDH9&hash=item5a179d6ba3:g:L4YAAOSwvtZmI4BY&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4DxpiZY5AnwXVnl%2BbC0AlcL5U81LIpGDYNZ1SLHS0twsA1CiNTbYuaQE0iTbj9KkptQLC7fk0cJtzk8HtEQbg93lNctsytM3mCpVdXR1h3LS%2BTJjHT0HUUVLCDA7zUBf%2BPZf1l94xYByQpO5BQikw1BKNEsxToHXjNVyQk%2B0PyCYmV24dXow%2BrLNMQcx3EbSgWw40rAocrxJz4wyA7tEqEj%2FoG0o1NtJaBOdRS6mc1QgY901E552A4t4XiMSr8ghVLkXH2pbDkjOFuZI0GWnOKXhWEnXPlOuSZnCCESCOHOQ%7Ctkp%3ABFBMlvGpiPRj

Stig

[Neil955i]

The one Stig linked to is the type I bought.  If you're handy, I dare say you could fabricate your own?  Some on here have done that.

[CROSSBOLT]

The one Stig linked to is the type I bought.  If you're handy, I dare say you could fabricate your own?  Some on here have done that.

That's what I did! Can't find the picture but nohing more than two stout flat bars about two feet long, both with a hole at each end. I used M6 bolts and nuts, three of each. One for a pivot at one end, one each at the other. No nuts on the two for the variator (front), nuts on the two so you can stick the heads in the clutch drum.

You don't have to hold this thing! The ends joined by at one bolt just rests on the floor. The "stout bar" dimensions are about 1/4" x 3/4" mild steel, cold rolled better but hot rolled just as well.

[Iahawk]

Yes, what Karl said…I used a 24” piece of flat stock and cut a 7” piece off, leaving a 17” and 7” piece. Drill 4 holes, 2 in the short piece and 2 in the long, add a few bolts and you have a solid tool.

[mrmike]

  Thanks for the input, guys.  I'll wait until I pull the cover and then figure it out.