bazm60
L plate rider.
Great group
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Post by bazm60 on Feb 1, 2019 21:26:32 GMT 1
Do plates need to oil soaked or can be fitted dry
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Post by headcoats on Feb 1, 2019 21:34:33 GMT 1
Soaked but always wondered if you fitted them dry and filled the gear box up and left it a few hours, would the plates get oiled ?
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 1, 2019 21:50:44 GMT 1
I soak mine overnight before fitting. Dusty  |
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Post by jon on Feb 3, 2019 9:40:54 GMT 1
Soaked but always wondered if you fitted them dry and filled the gear box up and left it a few hours, would the plates get oiled ? Definately not. Only around a third of the clutch is submerged in oil. Addtionally the frictions are press against the steels. So unless it was running with the clutch in, there is no chance. Even doing this would take some time for the oil to full coat them. Best to do as Dusty says and submerge overnight, although I have submerged for an hour or so with no negative effects. Jon |
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Post by kostas on Feb 3, 2019 13:24:51 GMT 1
What if you install without soaking??
I didn’t soak mine when fitted 5 years back..
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Post by liffy16 on Feb 3, 2019 14:07:22 GMT 1
What if you install without soaking?? I didn’t soak mine when fitted 5 years back.. Well if there still fine after 5 years then i guess its okay to put them in dry ? The speed that clutch basket is going round im sure it will soon get plastered in oil anyway |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 3, 2019 14:40:15 GMT 1
Think it's to do with them being evenly soaked with oil so the friction across the plates is even
I've seen a few bikes that have laid unused for years then been used
The plates don't like being stored unused as only the bottom section in oil
Usually one of 2 things happen. It either seems to be fine but drags or slips
Sometimes the slip improves after a bit of use
I've stripped a few that have had long lay ups then used only to find The plates have broken into 3 or four pieces
Steve
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