RWG
Hi Folk,
I have a very noisey clutch basket on my st4s, it is alloy but has excessive indentations causing the knock
5he rest of clutch is sound, my question is can I fit a new Steel basket I have on shelf.
This is my every day bike so to speak so I am thinking better longevity?
Cheers
brad black
i tend to fit aluminium packs into the aftermarket light steel baskets i sell these days.
i like to use the genuine aluminium pack (adgie) or the cp18 plates due to their wide tangs. i think the ebc plates also have wide tangs.
the newfren and ducabike aluminium plates have much narrower tangs, and i'm not sure how they'd fare in the steel basket.
RWG
Thanks Brad, I have ordered a new alloy set on Internet but it does not arrive until Tuesday and I am taking St4s to Mallaig in Scotland tomorrow.
So thanks for clarity, I have checked existing plates and tangs are good to go, may fit new alloy set when back Thursday next week, see how this goes.
Cheers
Paul
nine16
Whatever you go with, set up the stack distribution by putting 2 or 3 of the thicker steels on the innermost side. Then each year (or more often as wear dictates) swap those 3 thick plates all the way to the outside (or vice versa). The objective is to maintain the same stack height but shift the contact points of all plates in the same direction. This greatly lengthens basket life, though it won't do much for wear on those tangs of the aluminum friction plates.
I use a 48 tooth set-up. STM aluminum basket and steel clutch plates. Much more surface area to distribute the loads. Friction tangs never show any wear. Softer aluminum basket lives very long with the technique above.
RWG
Nice insight, cheers
