soaking new clutch plates?

[pepperami]

What are the mighty BCF sage`s thoughts on this one?

Can you put new clutch plates straight in or is it a case of they must be soaked in oil before they are put in ?

I seek your advice
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[Fizzer Thou]

It is common practice to soak them in oil overnight.I have always done this,but with workshop times being limited there must be times when this is not done.
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[chris-red]

Never done it, not had a problem. I think it is an old wives tale TBH.
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[MickC]

Never done it to mine either - never had a problem
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[unitynotsocri...]

probably an old ritual from the days of cork clutch plates when they use riveted leather chains and gas powerd headlamps.

Just bung the new ones in and don't thrash em for the first 100 miles
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[pepperami]

Well I put them in, but dipped them in oil before I put them in place.
+ new metal plates and new springs and all appears to be good

Clutch slip is gone and it appears to be a bit smoother to engage gears

So far so good!
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[Fizzer Thou]

I see it this way - if the clutch is supposed to be a wet clutch,you install new plates into the basket and replace the side cover.You then fill the engine with oil to the correct level.Some parts of the new friction material will be affected by the oil.This could compromise performance - it might not.But if the friction plates were soaked beforehand,then plate action would be uniform.

But then I have only been working on bike engines for 36 years.
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[pepperami]

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[unitynotsocri...]

I always smear the smooth metal plates with oil but never bother oiling the friction plates,never thought it mattered ,seems a lot of racing clutches are dry anyway
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[Pete.]

A clutch is a centrifuge and centrifuges are used to dry stuff, so anything more than the barest minimum of oil is going to get thrown off the surface of the friction pads during the first few seconds anyway. Any oil not on the surface of the friction material isn't actually doing anything.
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[hmmmnz]

just fitted a new cluch the the bandit 12,
on the instructions i got from barnett, they said only soak the plates for 10mins any more is just wasting time,
clutch is good as gold, and works fine,
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[Fizzer Thou]

[johnsmith222]

It really is one of those things that probably isn't that important to do, but it costs nothing to stick them in a tub with some oil overnight whether it's wasting time or not.

[Marmalade]

I usually stick them in a bowl of oil when i start the job, they maybe get an hour to soak before going in.
Got to be better than having them fitted dry
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Happened across this https://youtu.be/Q4_k9TeQfDg

Turn the sound down for obvious reasons...but note the plates soaking.
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[pepperami]

So in conclusion it might of been better to give them an overnight soak, but as time was limited, putting them in after a 15 minute soak wont be to much of an issue

gave everything a look-see and try out today and all seemed hunky-dory
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