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Hi Guys,
Today I pulled apart my 1970 Victor clutch to install new Bartlett friction plates. The manuals call for 4 friction plates and 5 smooth steel plates. When I opened it up, I found an extra friction plate at the bottom of the clutch basket, maybe used as a spacer? When I removed it and installed the 4 new friction plates and the existing 5 smooth plates, the clutch would not engage. While I can feel the difference between pulling in the clutch lever while kicking through, the clutch simply slips when "engaged". The total compressed stack depth leaves 0.200 inch of free depth with respect to the basket edge. The "spacer" took up 0.125" before I removed it. The springs are original and cranked down as much as I can manage. Do I really need to add a plain spacer or two to make this work?
Late Braking News:
Rupert Ratio writes that some B44s had "5-plate" clutches, meaning 5 friction plates, one of which was mounted at the bottom of the clutch basket. My manual calls out 4 friction plates, but WTF, it's been wrong before. Kommando, Norbsa?
Today I pulled apart my 1970 Victor clutch to install new Bartlett friction plates. The manuals call for 4 friction plates and 5 smooth steel plates. When I opened it up, I found an extra friction plate at the bottom of the clutch basket, maybe used as a spacer? When I removed it and installed the 4 new friction plates and the existing 5 smooth plates, the clutch would not engage. While I can feel the difference between pulling in the clutch lever while kicking through, the clutch simply slips when "engaged". The total compressed stack depth leaves 0.200 inch of free depth with respect to the basket edge. The "spacer" took up 0.125" before I removed it. The springs are original and cranked down as much as I can manage. Do I really need to add a plain spacer or two to make this work?
Late Braking News:
Rupert Ratio writes that some B44s had "5-plate" clutches, meaning 5 friction plates, one of which was mounted at the bottom of the clutch basket. My manual calls out 4 friction plates, but WTF, it's been wrong before. Kommando, Norbsa?