Re: kevlar clutch

["Matt and Stacy Sopher" <sopher@domain.elided>]

I don't know about IH Kevlar clutch discs, but in my VW days, a three puck
Kevlar clutch disc was the best out there. The only draw back to them were
there was NO play in them. None. Great for racing, but I don't know about
off road.
Matt Sopher
----- Original Message -----
From: <jwynne2@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>; <slypigs@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: kevlar clutch


> Hey Willy and all,
>
> I've seen the adds for these clutches, and have wondered if these are the
> same things that a local school bus tried a few years back.  The ones that
> were installed on the busses were a three paddle type, rather than a
normal
> round patterned clutch.  I've been told that they are superior on race
> tracks, but on the heavy International school busses, they performed
> miserably.  I never had a chance to try out the feel myself, but me friend
> that worked for the company said that it made take-offs incredibly
> difficult.  The bus shuttered as the clutch attempted to get the trany up
> to speed.
>
> Five of the busses had these clutches installed, and the rest were
returned
> to the manufacturer.  Now that I think about it, this was about 12 years
> ago.  So maybe the technology improved, and you're also not going to be as
> heavy as a bus.
>
> Hope this was helpful,
> John Wynne
> 76 Terra
> Sterling, CT
>
>
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