Sintered bronze or fibre clutch plates?

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jeffdavison

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If you're going fibre, check out surflex.

JD

 

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Yes ,I went to Surflex in an effort to stop replacing those expensive centers.

 

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jeffdavison said:

If you're going fibre, check out surflex.

JD

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Barnett fibre plates in the picture works well?

 

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pierodn

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Here below the pictures of the two clutch centre.
They seems dirty but not so bad, or not?
Ciao.
Piero

 

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Piero ,those centers look real good . Hold them gently and give each one a tap with a spanner to hear if they hold a sustained ring sound. The soft type can give a metallic clunk sound. The bell -ring sound is the best one to use. Try it.

 

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pierodn said:

They seems dirty but not so bad, or not?

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Some apparent surface corrosion, but the splines to not seem to be worn.

Torontonian said:

Piero ,those centers look real good . Hold them gently and give each one a tap with a spanner to hear if they hold a sustained ring sound. The soft type can give a metallic clunk sound. The bell -ring sound is the best one to use. Try it.

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I think that was exposed a myth that only the hardened ones ring .

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+1 Both look in good condition.

 

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Thanks at all.
Ciao.
Piero

 

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The one that is mounted looks better to me even though it has very slight grooves. The other seems heavily pitted and corroded.

 

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L.A.B. said:

A typical example of (hardened) clutch centre spline wear.

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Doesn't look very hardened. Used the same process as some of the 850 camshafts?

 

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Piero, if the centers you have are unworn, just use the best one. They might be soft, or they might be hard. It doesn't really matter, because you already own them. If and when the center gets notches, put your other one in. Between the two, they will last a long time.

Stephen Hill
Victoria, BC