Clutch Assistance please...

[acschurr]

Car seems to roll more freely backwards than forwards. Have pulled apart the differentials (4wd), cleaned, regreased and reassembled. Improved the general running, but still the forward/backwards difference. Next was to pull the clutch off and have a look. Here come the questions:

Is lubrication of any kind typically required inside the clutch bell?
Should I lubricate the axle bearing too (post-clutch)?

Also, the clutch pads seem to have a lateral "crack" in each - kind of looks like what happens when you bend thick cardboard. The pads bulge out very slightly here. What is this likely to mean? (this engine is about 7 tanks old)

Cheers all.

-aidan

 

[GilBeQuick]

Do not lubricate your clutch bell. Actually you should take some fine grit sandpaper and clean out the inside of it from the built up clutch material. Also clean your shoes up with the sandpaper also to remove the glazing on them.

If you have a crack in any of your clutch shoes it should be replaced.

The only thing that should ever be lubricated in a clutch bell are the bearings. And when you do re-lube them make sure you don't use so much that it's going to sling out and get in your cluchbell. More is not more, less is more if ya know what I mean.

I hope this helps!

 

[acschurr]

What could have caused the shoes to crack after such little usage? Idle is set only just above stall level, so it's not that...

 

[Arrow]

do you have a two speed?

did you seperate both of the clutch pads?

on a 2 speed the car will roll easier backwords....

 

[acschurr]

Originally posted by Arrow
do you have a two speed?

No, only a single. Why does the two speed roll easier backwards?
Seems an odd concept...

-aidan

 

[olds97_lss]

There is a bearing in the clutch/trasmission assembly on a two speed that rolls freely in one direction and bites down in the other. So, i reverse, you have very little drive train movement since the bearings just roll. In forward, your moving the drivetrain.

At least that's the way it is on my maxx. But the two speed is in the trans case.