Clutch plate notch.

Coxyzxr · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 May 2008 Karma :

Rebuilding the clutch on the GS125. The friction plates have a notch cut out on one of the tabs of EACH friction plate.

Any reason for that? Ie they need to go in a line or altenating degrees for each plate?

I've doctored and attached a picture up to indicate what I mean.

Need to get it right as I'm about to gasket the side cover up after this.

Kind regards.
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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

No reason I can think of. Might be a jig locating notch as part of the manufacturing process.
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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

Yes.
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Coxyzxr · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 May 2008 Karma :

Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

Yes.
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Coxyzxr · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 May 2008 Karma :

Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

Sorry, I'm on my dads PC and it's a bit slow. They need to go alternately to stop them sticking together as easily
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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

RD350s are the same.
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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

I've never even thought why it would stop them sticking together before but it could be that, if placed alternately, the lines on the plates don't all match I guess. Thus making it easier for them to come apart.
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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

Wow - a tripple post Embarassed

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Coxyzxr · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 May 2008 Karma :

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

For what it's worth. The last clutch I did had them and I lined them all up in the same slot. Seems to work fine.
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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

I know there's a reason the RD ones are spaced alternately, just can't remember for the life of me what it is Confused

It'll probably come back to me after the Bacardi and Ganja have worn off Razz

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Frost · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 May 2004 Karma :

Last clutch i did had those notches on all plates.
The clutch basket had 3 notches on it, the plates had to be alternately aligned to each.

Coxyzxr · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 May 2008 Karma :

ZZR-Souls · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Karma :

If all the nothes are in the same place wouldn't it cause a balance problem? If I saw that I'd tend to space the notches evenly around the basket. Remember, these things spin at the same speed as the engine, fookin fast.
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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :