Lower Bushings, Engine (Mount) Hanger Re-install

[jeffwah]

Finding the correct bushings was a real pain, but now I have everything I need.  However, once the bushings are installed, I cannot remember how to get everything back together again.  My problem is the engine (mount) hanger doesn't seem to fit either inside or outside of the lower engine mount bushings anymore.  I borrowed this pic from another posting on this site.  The circled parts, don't seem to either rest inside or outside of the engine bushings before installing the long pin.  I swear this was installed in between the engine bushings, but now it doesn't fit at all.  It's as if the hanger width is now 1/2 inch too wide.  I have made no modifications or changes at all other than replacing some bushings, and I didn't even replace these engine bushings in question.  I replaced the other bushings on the a-frame hanger and the larger rubber bushing on the A-frame tip.  The bushings are 100% the correct size and installed perfectly. 

Is this things suppose to be offset (refer to the circled parts), meaning 1 side of the hanger rests outside the engine bushing while the other side rests inside the bushing.  I'm confused.  some other posts talk about the back wheel rubbing on the rear shock?  Is this why the hanger might need to be offset?  I usually take good notes and a mental picture of this, but i literally thought once I took this apart and pulled the pin, the mount just fell straight out and off course the engine practically dropped on my foot to my dismay.



Need help.  Thanks!!!  It's annoying to simply put a bike back together and the original parts no longer fit.

50cc taotao broken down to a frame, engine, and wheels... it's a scooter pit bike!!!

[90GTVert]

Photos should show the mounting and also you should have a spacer between them.

[jeffwah]

Thanks for the pics!!! Perfect. I have a final question. On my "Craigslist special, pitbike scoot built from junk parts" while I was breaking down the bike, I noticed that the hanger was ripping the hell out of the front a-frame large rubber pivot bushing, so I thought maybe it was originally installed upside down... because the angle of the hanger seems really extreme, thus the bushing is really chewed up.

But now with the hanger installed the other way around (upside down or right side up... who knows), when I put the bike on the center stand, the front wheel doesn't come up off the ground at all. So this is why that hanger angle was so extreme in the first place. But this doesn't bother me. Is there any harm keeping the hanger installed upside down for now? Does the motor actually sit differently or at a different angle, or does this just affect whether the bike rocks front to back when on the center stand? I have more bushings to replace, so eventually I may change this back. Strangely enough, when I'm using the center stand now and both wheels are still on the ground, the bike is rock solid. I don't think this would blow over in a very strong wind... but it's definitely a pain to work on when you have to put the bike up on blocks with this setup.

[90GTVert]

As long as everything seems to be straight and level when it's off the stand and riding, I guess it would be fine.