not a good video, as the critical point is adjusting the sping to show it is "loose", but you edited out after "see the spring starting to move", and you keep loosening! when did you stop?? showing how loose before tightening is what you needed to show. too loose or too tight and what does either do? who wants to do trial and error?
1.5 turns means nothing! Somewhere there should be a torque spec. Who manufactures these clutch plates a why isn't there proper specifications! FRUSTRATING!!!!!!
it is a spec. Springs have a spring rate. That spring rate equates to the force it puts out when compressed a certain distance. For a given thread pitch, 1.5 turns is a distance. If you start counting from first spring contact, then that distance should be consistent between each bolt and spring, and given that springs are roughly consistent you can then calculate your friction disk clamping load from your cumulative spring displacements and your surface area of your friction disks. From there you can use that to calculate your slipping torque. And adjust your springs accordingly. In fact a torque spec includes frictional variables. Wet vs Dry. Thread condition/damage etc. Torque is good for a clamping load on the bolt itself (and wet vs dry should be specified) but for spring compression it should in fact be specified to a spring compression height. Which 1.5 turns after contact is.
@@bradleynealdaley augh so if you sprayed every darn thread, nut, bolt and plate with liquid wrench, twice... I guess that would affect the slipping.. just a little lol Well. Guess I gotta tighten her up and then check it after a few hours mowing, and check it in a month. thanks
I agree, its too vague. And my clutch has this huge shroud over it that you can't take off without removing the PTO so it makes it even more difficult to make minor adjustments or even see the springs. Just give me some specs to go by.
Wow finally someone who is straight to the point with great information! Thanks for sharing, God bless
Thank you very much!
Ok now that’s great for a new clutch but how to adjust them as they wear? A quarter turn more all all bolts?
Good vid. Thank you
You didn't even slip the cutch to make sure it's not stuck. I agree with the other comments as well.
I guess my clutch folate was to tight or locked up bc my PTO shaft exploded
Plate
Mine don't have spring
not a good video, as the critical point is adjusting the sping to show it is "loose", but you edited out after "see the spring starting to move", and you keep loosening! when did you stop?? showing how loose before tightening is what you needed to show. too loose or too tight and what does either do? who wants to do trial and error?
1.5 turns means nothing! Somewhere there should be a torque spec. Who manufactures these clutch plates a why isn't there proper specifications! FRUSTRATING!!!!!!
it is a spec.
Springs have a spring rate. That spring rate equates to the force it puts out when compressed a certain distance. For a given thread pitch, 1.5 turns is a distance.
If you start counting from first spring contact, then that distance should be consistent between each bolt and spring, and given that springs are roughly consistent you can then calculate your friction disk clamping load from your cumulative spring displacements and your surface area of your friction disks.
From there you can use that to calculate your slipping torque. And adjust your springs accordingly.
In fact a torque spec includes frictional variables. Wet vs Dry. Thread condition/damage etc. Torque is good for a clamping load on the bolt itself (and wet vs dry should be specified) but for spring compression it should in fact be specified to a spring compression height. Which 1.5 turns after contact is.
@@bradleynealdaley augh so if you sprayed every darn thread, nut, bolt and plate with liquid wrench, twice... I guess that would affect the slipping.. just a little lol Well. Guess I gotta tighten her up and then check it after a few hours mowing, and check it in a month.
thanks
I agree, its too vague. And my clutch has this huge shroud over it that you can't take off without removing the PTO so it makes it even more difficult to make minor adjustments or even see the springs. Just give me some specs to go by.