Clutch plate configuration
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:12 pm
Hi all!
I'm restoring a 1954 rigid frame Matchless G3, and I've gotten stuck with the clutch. My bike had 5 friction plates and 6 steel plates fitted in the clutch basket (5 spring B52). There is not enough room for this arrangement on my bike. When the clutch is engaged the outermost steel plate "falls off" the hub and stops the spring plate from returning properly when the clutch is released. I've measured the steel plates and their thickness is 1,7mm (I'm swedish and my calipers are metric ). In the member spare shop the thin type of plate is .038" or 0,95mm, and the thicker plates .060"/ 1,52mm. All steel plates on my bike are of the same type, and they are not worn in any visible way.
Can anyone tell me the correct arangement for my bike? How many plates and what thickness? Should there be a thicker plate at the bottom of the stack?
I have been trying to find information about this but I'm just getting more confused. Help!
I'm restoring a 1954 rigid frame Matchless G3, and I've gotten stuck with the clutch. My bike had 5 friction plates and 6 steel plates fitted in the clutch basket (5 spring B52). There is not enough room for this arrangement on my bike. When the clutch is engaged the outermost steel plate "falls off" the hub and stops the spring plate from returning properly when the clutch is released. I've measured the steel plates and their thickness is 1,7mm (I'm swedish and my calipers are metric ). In the member spare shop the thin type of plate is .038" or 0,95mm, and the thicker plates .060"/ 1,52mm. All steel plates on my bike are of the same type, and they are not worn in any visible way.
Can anyone tell me the correct arangement for my bike? How many plates and what thickness? Should there be a thicker plate at the bottom of the stack?
I have been trying to find information about this but I'm just getting more confused. Help!