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twin plate clutch
beaver34 - 18/7/10 at 09:35 PM

what advantage do these have over a single plate setup?

thanks

phelpsa - 18/7/10 at 09:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
what advantage do these have over a single plate setup?

thanks


Transfer twice as much torque for the same pressure.

Usually used where a small diameter clutch is required, e.g. on race cars where the crank is as close to the floor as possible to lower the centre of gravity

beaver34 - 18/7/10 at 09:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
what advantage do these have over a single plate setup?

thanks


Transfer twice as much torque for the same pressure.

Usually used where a small diameter clutch is required, e.g. on race cars where the crank is as close to the floor as possible to lower the centre of gravity



thank you,

what the bad points to them? are they noisy? suppose i wont really hear it anyway though

v8kid - 18/7/10 at 10:08 PM

usually they are sintered metal rather than friction material and some say they are a bit sharp on the uptake. I find them OK though

phelpsa - 18/7/10 at 10:09 PM

You'll lose 'feel', you'll get twice as much friction from the same travel. So it'll be more like a switch.

This is all in theory (studied them last semester at uni), someone who's had experience of using them should be able to advise better.

speedyxjs - 19/7/10 at 09:53 AM

The idea is that you can get the same friction area from a smaller clutch or a much bigger surface area from the same size clutch. Not really very useful in road cars due to lack of travel imho.