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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
The Clutch on my Comet
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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Gaynor" data-source="post: 2813" data-attributes="member: 4034"><p><strong>Clutches</strong></p><p></p><p>I've had no problems with the V3 except for the first "clutch operation" of the day, and that includes runs including about 2 miles of threading traffic. I know (because I looked at the lift issue when trying to cure what I now think is stiction) that my 1951 52,000 mile twin has about 3/32" of lift with what I am sure are the original parts. </p><p>I have a friend who cured oil leaking out of a Rudge chaincase, but not before it had leaked into the (dry) clutch by draining the case, cleaning the clutch, and using chain lube spray thereafter, and I have done that myself. I'd be leery however about trying it on a twin, or even a Comet used for long runs. I've read that the chaincase oil plays a significant part in dissipating heat from the chain, and find the argument persuasive. I therefore bit the bullet, cured the leaks both out of the chaincase and into the clutch, and the Rudge runs on oil.</p><p>Stuart Towner offers a "wet or dry" Rudge clutch conversion so perhaps any day now he'll stagger blinking from all that midnight oil smoke out of his laboratory with a similar Comet conversion........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Gaynor, post: 2813, member: 4034"] [b]Clutches[/b] I've had no problems with the V3 except for the first "clutch operation" of the day, and that includes runs including about 2 miles of threading traffic. I know (because I looked at the lift issue when trying to cure what I now think is stiction) that my 1951 52,000 mile twin has about 3/32" of lift with what I am sure are the original parts. I have a friend who cured oil leaking out of a Rudge chaincase, but not before it had leaked into the (dry) clutch by draining the case, cleaning the clutch, and using chain lube spray thereafter, and I have done that myself. I'd be leery however about trying it on a twin, or even a Comet used for long runs. I've read that the chaincase oil plays a significant part in dissipating heat from the chain, and find the argument persuasive. I therefore bit the bullet, cured the leaks both out of the chaincase and into the clutch, and the Rudge runs on oil. Stuart Towner offers a "wet or dry" Rudge clutch conversion so perhaps any day now he'll stagger blinking from all that midnight oil smoke out of his laboratory with a similar Comet conversion........ [/QUOTE]
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