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Comet Burman clutch questions
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<blockquote data-quote="A Nut" data-source="post: 149782" data-attributes="member: 2005"><p>I have just changed the clutch plates in a 59 Triumph Thunderbird to Surflex plates as the modern postage stamp friction material stuck so badly that you just could not free it by holding the lever in and kicking like mad. The Surflex plates are a lot dearer but definitely worth it. My Victor replica has Surflex as well but I had to use what I think are BSA ones and file them to fit. I change the drum as soon as the slots get worn ( or weld and remachine the slots) then check that all the steel plates are dead flat. It's worth checking the hub for wear as well. I use TQF in the primary drive as this is used in automatic car gearboxes and they have friction material in them. All the bikes go into gear so quietly that I sometimes have to check that it has actually gone into gear! Biggest problem is remembering which bike I am on as the Triumph is 1 down & 3 up where as the Vincent is 1 up & 3 down!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A Nut, post: 149782, member: 2005"] I have just changed the clutch plates in a 59 Triumph Thunderbird to Surflex plates as the modern postage stamp friction material stuck so badly that you just could not free it by holding the lever in and kicking like mad. The Surflex plates are a lot dearer but definitely worth it. My Victor replica has Surflex as well but I had to use what I think are BSA ones and file them to fit. I change the drum as soon as the slots get worn ( or weld and remachine the slots) then check that all the steel plates are dead flat. It's worth checking the hub for wear as well. I use TQF in the primary drive as this is used in automatic car gearboxes and they have friction material in them. All the bikes go into gear so quietly that I sometimes have to check that it has actually gone into gear! Biggest problem is remembering which bike I am on as the Triumph is 1 down & 3 up where as the Vincent is 1 up & 3 down! [/QUOTE]
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