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<blockquote data-quote="peterg" data-source="post: 31730" data-attributes="member: 446"><p>Howdy Chaps,</p><p></p><p>Sintered bronze is indifferent to running dry or in oil as a clutch material in light applications like ours. My first experience with it was <a href="http://virtualindian.org/2techqua.htm" target="_blank">here</a> with Dr. Charles Qua's lovely clutch conversion for Indian Fours - so badly in need of attention in this area it made the few wayward moments with a stock Vin clutch pale by comparison. A clutch in this configuration runs in the engine sump with 4.5 quarts of engine oil spending any time at rest with the bottom perimeter of the clutch soaking in oil. On the other hand, his adaptation for Indian Chiefs runs in only enough lubricant to bath the bottom perimeter of the clutch chain wheel much like ours and depending on whether one has separated their primary from the transmission case this lubricant can be anything from ATF to 30 wt engine oil. Neither condition dictates their performance envelope to any degree, it's all in finding the right pressure plate setting for least clamping force without undue slippage.</p><p></p><p>The moment one fires up their engine - especially one turning the clutch at crankshaft speed like a four - minimal lubrication/no cooling benefits realized as it is centrifuged off in short order. If given a choice for the possible leaks to be incurred, I'll take a dry V2 sintered bronze over a V3 fibre needing oil as, besides being a plug-and-play install initially no drilling inner primaries or attempting to hold onto oil as it's already somewhat of a challenge with our old beasts. </p><p></p><p>Ironically, most HD shovelheads run fibre clutches which technically need to run semi dry though they vent the engine cases into the primary. That's not the problem, but, just let an old shovel wet sump over a winter and most of it ends up in the primary soaking the clutch plates in standing oil to a degree they are not happy unless the clutch disassembled and the plates soaked in a solvent like Brake Kleen or mineral spirits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="peterg, post: 31730, member: 446"] Howdy Chaps, Sintered bronze is indifferent to running dry or in oil as a clutch material in light applications like ours. My first experience with it was [URL="http://virtualindian.org/2techqua.htm"]here[/URL] with Dr. Charles Qua's lovely clutch conversion for Indian Fours - so badly in need of attention in this area it made the few wayward moments with a stock Vin clutch pale by comparison. A clutch in this configuration runs in the engine sump with 4.5 quarts of engine oil spending any time at rest with the bottom perimeter of the clutch soaking in oil. On the other hand, his adaptation for Indian Chiefs runs in only enough lubricant to bath the bottom perimeter of the clutch chain wheel much like ours and depending on whether one has separated their primary from the transmission case this lubricant can be anything from ATF to 30 wt engine oil. Neither condition dictates their performance envelope to any degree, it's all in finding the right pressure plate setting for least clamping force without undue slippage. The moment one fires up their engine - especially one turning the clutch at crankshaft speed like a four - minimal lubrication/no cooling benefits realized as it is centrifuged off in short order. If given a choice for the possible leaks to be incurred, I'll take a dry V2 sintered bronze over a V3 fibre needing oil as, besides being a plug-and-play install initially no drilling inner primaries or attempting to hold onto oil as it's already somewhat of a challenge with our old beasts. Ironically, most HD shovelheads run fibre clutches which technically need to run semi dry though they vent the engine cases into the primary. That's not the problem, but, just let an old shovel wet sump over a winter and most of it ends up in the primary soaking the clutch plates in standing oil to a degree they are not happy unless the clutch disassembled and the plates soaked in a solvent like Brake Kleen or mineral spirits. [/QUOTE]
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