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Aluminum clutch shoes

Old 01-28-2008, 12:25 PM
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Default Aluminum clutch shoes

What is the advantage to these besides longevity? Do they perform differently and how do you take off the old ones and install the aluminum ones? It will be on an avalanche..
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Old 01-28-2008, 02:22 PM
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Default RE: Aluminum clutch shoes

they grab better off the line so you get better take off from a dead start but the will need periodical maintaince, they tend to mushroom over where they hit the flywheel.
Old 01-28-2008, 08:08 PM
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Default RE: Aluminum clutch shoes

Yes what Eddie said lol... I went back to the stock shoes, and use 1.1 mm springs which gives a higher stall. LIke that better.
Just my opinion
Old 01-28-2008, 10:25 PM
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Default RE: Aluminum clutch shoes

Get rid of the metal shoes. Think about it. Metal shoe on a metal clutch hub will not last long. Something has to be able to wear. I have a volcano that killed the clutch hub. Replaced with the plastic shoes. works fine now
Old 01-28-2008, 10:33 PM
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Default RE: Aluminum clutch shoes

Not all metal is the same, steel (clutchbell) is harder than aluminum (shoes). what wears down faster, aluminum or teflon(plastic)?

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