I'm rebuilding my 1071 Engine. It still has the original spring clutch in seemingly good condition. My question is should I keep this, or is a later type a better unit? As it won't be seen I would rather go with which ever is better.
thanks in advance for advise.
early spring clutch
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andy1071
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Re: early spring clutch
Later type clutch gives you more options for clampimg load.
And flywheel can be lighter / steel race type. -Depending on what you're doing.
-I'm always in favour of a nice light flywheel, allowing the engine to spin up faster, but that's a personal choice.
(I had no problems with road use, with my tuned 1275 fitted with a superlight race steel flywheel. -idled below 1000rpm, pulled away normally in traffic, etc)
But if you're staying standard, I don't think there'd be any reason to change
And flywheel can be lighter / steel race type. -Depending on what you're doing.
-I'm always in favour of a nice light flywheel, allowing the engine to spin up faster, but that's a personal choice.
(I had no problems with road use, with my tuned 1275 fitted with a superlight race steel flywheel. -idled below 1000rpm, pulled away normally in traffic, etc)
But if you're staying standard, I don't think there'd be any reason to change
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SteveG
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36inter
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Re: early spring clutch
I ran a coil spring clutch on my grass tracker, 90 bhp at the wheels, 12" rally tyres and either a 3.7 or 3.4 diff, can't remember which at the moment but had no problems at all, even after 3 years racing.
Pete
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