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Hi all
For the past 40 years I have taken my clutch apart at the begining of each season and deglazzed and cleaned the plates with solvent. The clutch does not slip till October
I have standard bronze sintered and steel plates and a chain drive. I have always used 200cc of Castrol TQF and there has never been any sign of discolouration due to gearbox oil seeping into the primary chain case.
Last year I treated my bike to some new bronze plates as the originals (1974) seemed a bit thinner than the specification. The new plates were a shock; all rough and emery paper like. I do not remember them being like that in 1978!
As the clutch started slipping last week I took it apart. The new rough bronze plates had roughened the once super smooth steel plates. Again, I have not seen this in the past; steel plates have always been super smooth.
I cleaned the plates with solvent and put it all back together and filled it with 200 cc of Comma AQF which is said to be an equivalent to Castrol TQF.
But it started slipping within 10 miles
So:
Has anybody esle seen roughing of the steel plates by the new style bronze plates and is it a good thing?
And has anybody else found that Comma AQF causes clutch slipping?
Thanks
For the past 40 years I have taken my clutch apart at the begining of each season and deglazzed and cleaned the plates with solvent. The clutch does not slip till October
I have standard bronze sintered and steel plates and a chain drive. I have always used 200cc of Castrol TQF and there has never been any sign of discolouration due to gearbox oil seeping into the primary chain case.
Last year I treated my bike to some new bronze plates as the originals (1974) seemed a bit thinner than the specification. The new plates were a shock; all rough and emery paper like. I do not remember them being like that in 1978!
As the clutch started slipping last week I took it apart. The new rough bronze plates had roughened the once super smooth steel plates. Again, I have not seen this in the past; steel plates have always been super smooth.
I cleaned the plates with solvent and put it all back together and filled it with 200 cc of Comma AQF which is said to be an equivalent to Castrol TQF.
But it started slipping within 10 miles
So:
Has anybody esle seen roughing of the steel plates by the new style bronze plates and is it a good thing?
And has anybody else found that Comma AQF causes clutch slipping?
Thanks