Hey I went out to Glendon (halfway between warwick and inglewood) on the weekend for my birthday and did some camping and a little bit of fourbying.
Well I have now killed my clutch completely. Just wondering how much for a new clutch and whether or not I should go for a more heavy duty clutch and if so how much
cheers Nico
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I made the mistake of buying a "heavy duty" clutch plate and cover.....
It works well except it has very little slip - its basically in or out and this is not so great for off roading activities IMO ( its a Daiken Excedy performance unit ).
In hindsight I would probably stick with the heavy duty pressure plate and a STANDARD driven plate - giving you a softer engagement.
Its a matter of opinion I suppose - but thats my 2 cents worth.
It works well except it has very little slip - its basically in or out and this is not so great for off roading activities IMO ( its a Daiken Excedy performance unit ).
In hindsight I would probably stick with the heavy duty pressure plate and a STANDARD driven plate - giving you a softer engagement.
Its a matter of opinion I suppose - but thats my 2 cents worth.
Be carefull....
I made the mistake of buying a "heavy duty" clutch plate and cover.....
It works well except it has very little slip - its basically in or out and this is not so great for off roading activities IMO ( its a Daiken Excedy performance unit ).
In hindsight I would probably stick with the heavy duty pressure plate and a STANDARD driven plate - giving you a softer engagement.
Its a matter of opinion I suppose - but thats my 2 cents worth.
It works well except it has very little slip - its basically in or out and this is not so great for off roading activities IMO ( its a Daiken Excedy performance unit ).
In hindsight I would probably stick with the heavy duty pressure plate and a STANDARD driven plate - giving you a softer engagement.
Its a matter of opinion I suppose - but thats my 2 cents worth.
Be carefull....
I made the mistake of buying a "heavy duty" clutch plate and cover.....
It works well except it has very little slip - its basically in or out and this is not so great for off roading activities IMO ( its a Daiken Excedy performance unit ).
In hindsight I would probably stick with the heavy duty pressure plate and a STANDARD driven plate - giving you a softer engagement.
Its a matter of opinion I suppose - but thats my 2 cents worth.
It works well except it has very little slip - its basically in or out and this is not so great for off roading activities IMO ( its a Daiken Excedy performance unit ).
In hindsight I would probably stick with the heavy duty pressure plate and a STANDARD driven plate - giving you a softer engagement.
Its a matter of opinion I suppose - but thats my 2 cents worth.
The same mistake three times! Must be a slow learner. 
With the clutch plates from some research I've done it would appear you're best to avoid the "paddle" style clutches. The less surface area of the clutch then the less slip before it engages.
eg. below is a standard clutch
and here is a performance "paddle" clutch
A bit of reading here too: http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_0180/article.html
With the clutch plates from some research I've done it would appear you're best to avoid the "paddle" style clutches. The less surface area of the clutch then the less slip before it engages.
eg. below is a standard clutch
and here is a performance "paddle" clutch
A bit of reading here too: http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_0180/article.html
David
It works for me? Must be a cookie thing?
Try going to Austospeed http://autospeed.drive.com.au/ and searching for "paddle clutch" or "clutch plate".
Try going to Austospeed http://autospeed.drive.com.au/ and searching for "paddle clutch" or "clutch plate".
David
It's not the surface area as such, it's the material that it's made from. A standard plate is made from a composite more in line with asbestos brake pads, where as the "paddle" is ceramic. The ceramic grips a lot better then the standard type composite, so allows less slippage.murcod wrote:The less surface area of the clutch then the less slip before it engages.
If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?
You can get all type of different surfaces in the paddle clutches from what I've seen. The common factor between them all seems to be that they are all (more or less) an on/off proposition (from what I've found researching.)
From that article in the link:
From that article in the link:
The article also mentions the higher drag coefficient of ceramic composites (and higher possibility of shuddering), but the above extract is purely talking about paddle clutches irrespective of material.There are, however, some problems with simply installing a paddle clutch with no other changes. Because the total contact area of the clutch is reduced, the rate of lining wear is increased, clutch engagement is more sudden and shudder can also be encountered on take-off.
David
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