Weighted Clutch Question - Competition Diesel.Com

Tony R · 08-04-2010, 10:44 AM

If you guys have a brand new rebuild on a clutch when do you start pulling shims off. Is it after 5, 10, 15, or 20 passes per shim. Reason i'm asking is because i had a weighted clutch that only lasted 19 hooks when i here of people getting 80 out of them. I am probably the reason it failed so early by not pulling shims out as it wears, I was just trying to get a idea of what you guys was doing.

*Valair1* · 08-04-2010, 10:58 AM

I dont think anyone can just tell you how many shims to take off, it has to do with your lever heigth, ours are set a .550 inches from the top of the cover, we lay a straight edge across the cover on the flat spot over the spirings and measure from the bottom of the staight edge to the top of the lever, if the lever is too high we remove shims to get it back within spec. contact the manufacturer he should be able to tell you what heigth the levers should be.

JerrodGlover · 08-04-2010, 04:35 PM

Driving Style, Power Level, Track Type and, Gear will also change this.

custom diesel · 08-04-2010, 05:00 PM

whos clutch is it?

Tony R · 08-04-2010, 08:21 PM

How are you guys driving them just side stepping them or ? I'm usually off of the pedal by the 15 ft mark. I try not to blow the tires off coming out of the hole. Maybe i just need to dump it

08-04-2010, 10:44 AM	#1
Tony R Name: Tony R Title: New Build is For Sale. Status: Not Here Join Date: Dec 2007 Member`s Gallery Posts: 808	Weighted Clutch Question If you guys have a brand new rebuild on a clutch when do you start pulling shims off. Is it after 5, 10, 15, or 20 passes per shim. Reason i'm asking is because i had a weighted clutch that only lasted 19 hooks when i here of people getting 80 out of them. I am probably the reason it failed so early by not pulling shims out as it wears, I was just trying to get a idea of what you guys was doing. __________________ Thanks Tony

08-04-2010, 10:58 AM	#2
Valair1 Name: Valair1 Title: Valair Inc. Clutch Status: Not Here Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Crowley Texas Member`s Gallery Posts: 2,498	I dont think anyone can just tell you how many shims to take off, it has to do with your lever heigth, ours are set a .550 inches from the top of the cover, we lay a straight edge across the cover on the flat spot over the spirings and measure from the bottom of the staight edge to the top of the lever, if the lever is too high we remove shims to get it back within spec. contact the manufacturer he should be able to tell you what heigth the levers should be. __________________ 97 4x4 *"The Farm Truck"* 13 4x4 CCSB Laramie 15 4x4 CCDRW Valair Performance Series Clutches

08-04-2010, 08:21 PM	#5
Tony R Name: Tony R Title: New Build is For Sale. Status: Not Here Join Date: Dec 2007 Member`s Gallery Posts: 808	How are you guys driving them just side stepping them or ? I'm usually off of the pedal by the 15 ft mark. I try not to blow the tires off coming out of the hole. Maybe i just need to dump it __________________ Thanks Tony

08-04-2010, 04:35 PM	#3
JerrodGlover Name: JerrodGlover Title: Pulling God Status: Not Here Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Member`s Gallery Posts: 2,122	Driving Style, Power Level, Track Type and, Gear will also change this.

08-04-2010, 05:00 PM	#4
custom diesel Name: custom diesel Title: making horsepower Status: Not Here Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baltimore, OH Member`s Gallery Posts: 167	whos clutch is it?