beaver34
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| posted on 18/7/10 at 09:35 PM |
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twin plate clutch
what advantage do these have over a single plate setup?
thanks
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phelpsa
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| posted on 18/7/10 at 09:47 PM |
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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 
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beaver34
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| posted on 18/7/10 at 09:52 PM |
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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
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v8kid
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| posted on 18/7/10 at 10:08 PM |
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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
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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phelpsa
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| posted on 18/7/10 at 10:09 PM |
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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.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 09:53 AM |
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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.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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