Anyone tried baking oil contaminated clutch plates?
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Anyone tried baking oil contaminated clutch plates?
Bit of a strange topic I appreciate
Basically a good friend of mine has a big power Evo and rang me tonight to say that he thinks he's got an oil leak into his gearbox.
I helped him fit a triple plate cerametallic clutch to it in the summer and he said it went from driving fine to slipping its nuts off in about 10 minutes, I told him to take the rubber grommet out the box and look inside and he says it looks oily...
I'm going to give him a lift getting the box down at the weekend, but the big concern is that he's trashed over £1000 worth of clutch
Now, when I worked in F1 it was standard procedure to bake the carbon clutch plates in an oven for an hour to remove any contaminants and i'm wondering if anyone has tried baking cerametallic plates in the same way???
Obviously it'd be nice for him not to have to spend another £1000+ just before christmas, but by the same token, I don't want to put the box back in after baking the plates only to find it still slips...
Basically a good friend of mine has a big power Evo and rang me tonight to say that he thinks he's got an oil leak into his gearbox.
I helped him fit a triple plate cerametallic clutch to it in the summer and he said it went from driving fine to slipping its nuts off in about 10 minutes, I told him to take the rubber grommet out the box and look inside and he says it looks oily...
I'm going to give him a lift getting the box down at the weekend, but the big concern is that he's trashed over £1000 worth of clutch
Now, when I worked in F1 it was standard procedure to bake the carbon clutch plates in an oven for an hour to remove any contaminants and i'm wondering if anyone has tried baking cerametallic plates in the same way???
Obviously it'd be nice for him not to have to spend another £1000+ just before christmas, but by the same token, I don't want to put the box back in after baking the plates only to find it still slips...
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Yeah, I know what you mean mate, but I think he'd be suicidal after removing, refitting and then going through it all again AND having to spunk £1000+ just before christmas
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depends wether the material is bonded or riveted, most are riveted, if it is riveted i would give it a hit of brake cleaner then set it on fire and leave it for a minute or so.
i know it sounds pikey but it works on contaminated brake shoes and is standard practice in most garages i deal with, my own included
i know it sounds pikey but it works on contaminated brake shoes and is standard practice in most garages i deal with, my own included
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I guess all we can do is strip it off and inspect and go from there. It'd be nice to salvage what he's already got if there's any way of doing so without yet more expense - but ultimatley yes, plate replacement might be the only option!
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