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f***ing five plate?

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:51 pm
by mickdale
took my 5 plate clutch out as it was slipping

5 x surflex corks @ 2.5 thick
steels @ 1.2 thick
2.5 top plate
total 23.5 mm thick whole clutch inc bottom clutch flange

got a five plate clutch kit, soaked corks then went to put in and it wouldnt even go down so i could get the clutch circlip on

no room for movement there then :roll:

had a look and the surflex corks are a whopping 3.63mm thick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is it just my set up that is shite or are surflex b corks that are 3.63mm ick the problem????

any help GREATLY appreciated
mick
ps the rear sprocket is a five plate one

Re: f***ing five plate?

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:26 pm
by rocho68
Is it s five plate spider ?

Re: f***ing five plate?

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:30 pm
by mickdale
rocho68 wrote:Is it s five plate spider ?
er no.....

if i find one and put it in will the clutch foul the kickstart mech?

ps where do i get one from

Re: f***ing five plate?

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:36 pm
by fred
3.5mm is standard 4 plate thickness(14mm for 4 plates)to fit 5 standard surflex plates,ie the ones used in 4 plate clutches you'll need an extended spider,and an extended clutch bell.
I'm using a scootrs spider with a 5 plate crownwheel,and a mb bell. Doesn't foul on anything.

Re: f***ing five plate?

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:40 pm
by mickdale
phew - so i can do it with a longer spider and clutch bell

fred - did u get the scootrs spider from viet or uk source?

mick

Re: f***ing five plate?

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:39 pm
by 10 inch Terror
fred wrote: I'm using a scootrs spider with a 5 plate crownwheel,and a mb bell. Doesn't foul on anything.
I'm using the scootrs crownwheel and spider and a deep bell from beedspeed. It all works well together. You should be able to source the whole lot from the UK.

Re: f***ing five plate?

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:43 pm
by soullad
or go thinner steels.
I have a surflex b (3.5mm thick) 5 plate with 1mm steels and standard crownwheel, scoot rs spider and intermediate length uprated springs.

Re: f***ing five plate?

Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:31 am
by mickdale
THANKS EVERYBODY
ive found the longer spider and bell fom beedspeed for 50 quid