Clutch spring Question

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2014: Clutch spring Question
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By lorenzo leon on Friday, October 24, 2014 - 03:54 pm:

Does anyone see any problem that may come with this idea ?
I used a section from other spring to get a 110 lb from old one Thank you Lorenzo


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Bennett - Australia on Friday, October 24, 2014 - 04:11 pm:

Lorenzo, I see that as a patch-up, the sort of thing you do when you have to. I would be more comfortable with a spacer cut from heavy tubing rather than the open coil from an old spring.

I would rather spend the dollars on a new spring, given the amount of work needed to fix it again if it goes wrong.

Just me looking to save work.
Allan from down under.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By john kuehn on Friday, October 24, 2014 - 09:28 pm:

I see it as a patch up. Sorta like using an original mag coil ring on a rebuild that has most of the insulation missing or getting to the point of just plain rotten. Spray it with varnish. It may work but.........

Going by the trouble you have to go through to tare the engine down or whatever I would use a new one and be done with it. Put it all together and then a few miles later it fails? I wouldn't like that.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Kopsky, Lytle TX on Friday, October 24, 2014 - 10:53 pm:

That's not the way the spec works. You can't add a spacer to achieve the 110lbs at height with the spacer. You have to measure the compression of the spring itself. Adding a spacer may also cause spring breakage and/or interfere with clutch release.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Friday, October 24, 2014 - 11:11 pm:

I'd spend the $28.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By andy Wang on Friday, October 24, 2014 - 11:23 pm:

Do you need bearings ,hehehe


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By lorenzo leon on Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 01:02 am:

Anyone ever tried this part on their spring ??? does it work?
Thank you


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Kopsky, Lytle TX on Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 07:22 am:

It's half the cost of new spring. It works great in the tool box. It's for a temporary roadside fix to get you home when your Turbo Slip or Jacked-Up clutch disks fail. If you already have it apart, put a new spring in it!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 08:12 am:

RV Anderson has new extra-boost springs available, which he uses in his Watts clutch kits. rvmodelt@netsync.net


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Gould on Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 10:08 am:

I don't see why you couldn't add a spacer to achieve the 90 lb required compression at 2 1/16". As mentioned above, a concern would be that you would loose spring travel. On the other hand, it takes very little travel to release the clutch. I think it would work fine.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By lorenzo leon on Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 09:21 pm:

I have new springs , its just an experiment on what if you did not have the option of new..
Old springs get smaller as they age ,so spring travel will be as if new

Thank you Richard


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