Printable Version | Subscribe | Add to Favourites
New Topic New Poll New Reply
Author: Subject: cheapest clutch plates
JoelP

posted on 24/6/06 at 09:18 PM Reply With Quote
cheapest clutch plates

i need some barnett clutch plates for my zx9. Cheapest source is fluke motorsport, at 77 squids.

http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=51_56&products_id=175

any one know a better source?

Also, when i was stuck in third, i slipped it til it smoked to get it to move (i ended up stuck on the locust stand !). Is it likely that the steels will need swapping too? I already have new springs waiting to go in.

Cheers!

fluke is plus vat, so £90 really...

[Edited on 24/6/06 by JoelP]

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
owelly

posted on 24/6/06 at 09:27 PM Reply With Quote
Are you sure the clutch is knackered? If so, then you need to measure the steels and change the oil as well.





http://www.ppcmag.co.uk

View User's Profile E-Mail User Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
JoelP

posted on 24/6/06 at 09:44 PM Reply With Quote
deffo knackered, it was slipping all the way home! I have no choice but to change the oil, as it will all fall out when i take the cover off!

the reason i ask about the steels is cos i dont want to buy them unnecessarily, but also dont want to be halfway through changing it before i order them!

[Edited on 24/6/06 by JoelP]

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
owelly

posted on 24/6/06 at 10:09 PM Reply With Quote
You mean you can't lay the car on its side like a bike to stop the oil from getting out??
Of all the bikes I've had, I've never managed to wear out the metal plates. Several sets of softies but never the steelys. But I have added an extra one to get a bit more life out of the clutch!!





http://www.ppcmag.co.uk

View User's Profile E-Mail User Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
JoelP

posted on 24/6/06 at 10:25 PM Reply With Quote
cheers mate. I'll start with just springs and friction plates then
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
zzr1100rick

posted on 25/6/06 at 07:11 AM Reply With Quote
surley the thing to look for on the steel plates is warpage as they dont wear like a car flywheel would you would need to remove them and check them on a known flat surface
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
froggy

posted on 25/6/06 at 07:29 AM Reply With Quote
if the steel plates are flat and not blued up i used to rough them up slightly with 180 wet and dry on my old 350lc yams and it did cure my clutch slip problems with a set of ebc springs which cost £11 but that was in 1984
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
Tangerine Scream

posted on 25/6/06 at 08:59 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
You mean you can't lay the car on its side like a bike to stop the oil from getting out??


Yes (in a way!)

With the front of the car up on axle stands (even in the mid position) the clutch cover can be taken off without draining the oil.
Obviously there's a little residual in the cover itself but that's how my car is right this minute

View User's Profile E-Mail User Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member

New Topic New Poll New Reply


go to top






Website design and SEO by Studio Montage

All content © 2001-16 LocostBuilders. Reproduction prohibited
Opinions expressed in public posts are those of the author and do not necessarily represent
the views of other users or any member of the LocostBuilders team.
Running XMB 1.8 Partagium [© 2002 XMB Group] on Apache under CentOS Linux
Founded, built and operated by ChrisW.