Once again, giving a huge round of love to BMI russian. He does a fantastic job of translation and the fact that he changes his voice depending on whose talking is really awesome.
well i prefer subtitle also but in content like this its really nice to be able to watch what happens and hear what they say instead of reading text)) for us who are not fluent
The clutch pack is slow to engage because you blocked the holes in the clutch basket. The oil has to flow in AND out. Blocking the holes in the clutch basket will also cause the clutch to overheat.
This might be just me but as a welder/fabricator/engineer myself, it really feels good seeing a young fabricator like me being trusted with such complicated and high responsibility assignments. Most have no idea how hard it its to earn the respect of the older generation in this field. How hard it is to gain absolute trust. It took me 8 years of constant effort to reach the level that I have today. But the annoying fact is that once you go to a new place, the process proving your worth starts all over again, no matter what you have written down in your CV.
You don't learn by not doing.......i got thrown at all the things as an apprentice that other people more experienced sidestepped because it was too complicated/difficult/exacting etc......and now am a better fitter/welder/machinist for it
Update it with a hydraulic valve to move the internal piston. Basically, exactly like an automatic transmission. Hell, just replace a torque converter with one and manually shift the gears.
Hey guys. I have been watching for a while now and there's never a dull moment. The ideas that come through are crazy and the execution is great. Keep them coming
The two are completely unrelated. These guys are using concepts that are already thoroughly researched. University's aren't going to spend time, and resources doing that again.
You guys must keep bmi Russian as your translator. There are other guys who change up and ruins the experience but if it ain't broke don't fix it. You guys got a real gem for a translator
Some fantastic backyard engineering again! Would be good to see it with the original 8 springs to see if that helps with getting some more torque for the wheel spin.
The holes in the clutch basket are there to allow fluid to flow from ID to OD to cool the clutch disks. By plugging those you'll get stagnant oil and burn them up pretty quick.
That's a lot of work. Impressive. The larger the stack of clutch friction and steel plates, the tougher the clutch. Having strong clutch springs certainly helps. On my motorcycle, the clutch is oiled through the centre of the gearbox input shaft, and spins out through the centre of the clutch between the friction pads. Very little oil actually gets into the stock Ninja 400 clutch. Car oil in a wet clutch is a bad due to friction modifiers causing the wet clutches to slip. I think they accounted for that though. The clutch should grab hard when the clutch pedal is fully released. If it's slipping on takeoff, it's a bad sign and unlikely to last very long.
Or put a manual transmission on the back of an automatic. I've been asking this for years now. That would be a cool idea with the torque converter on the standard tranny as well
Amazing you guys. With the Cvvt boxes that are causing no end of headaches, you could maybe do a conversion on one to make it more reliable....................just a thought.
Why worry? What could possibly go wrong? (especially with such precision craftsmanship) "Measured with a micrometer, marked with a chalk, cut with an axe, and machined with a chainsaw"
I may be mistaken but i think a car manufacturer has built a wet cluch before i just cant remember qhat xar it was in but it could have been a concept i herd about but then again i could be wrong!!!! Still a great idea would love to see it with some hp behind it see what it will handle great video guys!!!!!
We were in the Ferrari outlet in Rome a few years ago and they had an F1 car on display with the engine partly dismantled. It had a relatively tiny multi plate motorcycle type clutch driving it. I'm guessing it was only used for launching and stopping?
Another awesome experiment and cool build. It does remind me a lot of a slush box though, as automatic transmissions work in a similar way, but each gear has it's own stack of clutches and planetary gear sets are used. It might have had more grip when you release the pedal if there were more rings (clutches and steels) in the stack. Anyway, awesome build guys.👍
i learned to drive on a 2008 honda fit, pretty easy car to drive. and then shortly after with little experience i learned to ride a sport bike. when i went back to the honda, i felt like i was a much better driver with the stick shift.. its interesting because motorcycles are totally easier to figure out how to shift, up and down. it helped me with the honda for sure
Congrats to the boys, they have been doing and amazing job in the project. Great Skills A SOLID channel that never dissapoints. Thanks BMI Russian !!!!
There was at least one Motorcycle Manufacturer that used a multi plate dry clutch and the clutch was very noisy very rattly your team of engineers mace the multi plate wet clutch work well done
If you made a gasket or used rtv on the bellhousing and used a hydraulic throwout bearing through a sealed bulkhead and welded up any inspection holes and starter hole you could just fill the bellhousing.
Wet clutches for cars have existed for decades, maybe a century at this point. Traditional automatic transmissions have at least one, usually several. Most modern dual clutch transmissions are now also using wet clutches. If you’re wanting to be specific about a clutch that’s directly coupled to the transmission, Honda’s old CVT had a “start clutch” that did exactly this since it didn’t have a torque converter, and every torque converter since the 1980s has had the same (the torque converter clutch).
you mean lock(up/ing) torque converters? they either 'slip' all the time, or are fully locked, when engaged. there is no in-between. but I understand what you mean. have it locked at all times except when stopped, as soon as you get to say 5-10 mph you could lock it and keep it locked till you hit 5 or lower again. i had a few vehicles that actually didn't have that, newer even, like 90s., and man it pissed me off that a freakin Tacoma wouldn't have a lock up tc . ?? like what? waste of gas and more wear without one.
I honestly think if this was designed perfectly this would be the future of manuals, if this could be installed inside the gear box it would work really well
Sometimes you get a clunk going into first from neutral on a motorbike. The input shaft is spinning the oil which can put a touch of turning pressure on the plates. It'll work dry for sure, like a Ducati. Either that or find someone with three legs so he can keep his foot on the brake when about to take off.
I want to see a single speed transmission and a torque converter. Like GM a long time ago. You explain more how it feels than the old videos and pictures.
What would be great would be a wet type centrifugal clutch, that takes no clutch fork and no torque converter, just clutch plates and fly weights to multiply clutch pressure, hence torque transfer via centrifugal clutch engagement. It is fairly simple in motorcycles.
It needs weights that adds to the spring pressure with engine rpm. Only about 1-2 oz per weight, with a lever and weight for about every 35 mm of clutch disc circumference, a fluid coupling with TQ converter would be cool , put it in gear, hold brake give slight throttle, then release brake , and go to full throttle! Having a lockup converter would be better,!
That was pretty impressive. Normally the ideas are either rubbish or just plain funny. But this actually makes you wonder why this was never included in cars.
excelente ............saludos desde honduras......................,,,,,,,,,,,,,.sera que pueden hacer una motocicleta con motor y transmicion de lada,,,,,,......👍
It would work a lot better if you put the torque converter in front of the clutch. I've driven an old Oldsmobile that was more or less, set up that way from the factory
not a even pressure on the plates !!! 4 point inner fork !!! wil be the best bet for burnout later and better launches !!! and a tougher pedal spring !!! means real man leg power !!! kids cluth sets are like that but you can beef them up if need be !!! u built a dummy clutch(beginner's clutch) !!! anyone can drive !!! but needs a pump and rad to cool it !!! a quad clutch would work better from a 450cc motor !!! honda best bet from a 2012 !!! I have a engine block with it stuck in second gear with a hole in the trans area. it is in a 450r frame with a 280 cc powerfist motor does 50 km/h all I do is trail ride with it. and tow others out if need be with bald tires on the back and a box with snow chains to put on if need be. I wish I never broke the block and got it stuck in second gear !!! if not I would make it do 160km/h since I know how to gear it properly now !!! 1:1 on 280cc or higher motor add to the honda 450 block. connected to where the magneto used to be before cut of and gear added in its spot since no oil leaks on thet side !!! and I bought mine blown up with the engine in a box $2000 cad to fix or a $500 fix adding my setup !!! which I went. Just cut the piston rod out and seal the rest of the motor off and go !!! just don't land on a random bar stickout of the ground and you should be fine !!! have fun with this build for cheap. you need the original trans in any for the suspension to work right !!!
The reason why they don't do this in cars is due to the sheer weight it adds to the system and not to mention the Mechanical complications so car manufacturers decided dry clutch which is cheap to manufacture and light weight and very simple in construction and cheap to sell also
modern mechanichal job today mostly consists of swapping broken parts with spare parts. THIS is good old mechanical stuff: imagine, fabricate, try, adjust, make it work.
So, the fluid when rotating adds something of a torque converter effect to it, neat... but how much of a flywheel effect does the whole contraption add to the drivetrain? Or was it lighter than it looked? (Well, its not a propeller, thats for sure) This is to clutches what a ww1 era rotary is to engines (where the whole engine spins).
Very interesting translator, it seems that voice is getting a bit of a fan following, judging by the comments. I believe BMI Russian is a translation group BM intelligence. Its a company of bilinguists. I thought he was just an American fiver hire by garage 54.
I don't know who said they were indestructible, they clearly have no idea what they're talking about. But good on you getting that thing to work in that car. Those clutches aren't anything special other than being very compact. But like any clutch they can last 100,000 miles or you can smoke them in five minutes. And usually they last a lot less than 100k. But they're usually pretty easy to get to most of the time on a bike, so replacing them isn't a big deal.
Way back in the day I think it was General Motors that made a manual transmission but it also has a torque converter bolted to the front of it. It was in the 50's or 60's. That's kind of the same concept as this.
The company I work for has a whole fleet of OTR AMTs (automated manual transmissions) tractors. At first the drivers didn't like them, especially when backing. But the maintenance costs are way down. I understand backing is kind of tricky.
Guys, whatever you do, wear ear protection when cutting or grinding steel etc., you really do not want tinnitus at old age. Speaking from experience here!
I think the main thing is the quantity of ATF affecting the grab. I'm guessing they made sure their ATF was a variant without friction modifiers, like motorcycle oil That's a must. Motorcycle clutches are very lightly oiled from the centre outward, so not bathed in fluid like seen here.
Turn up your welding voltage and just move faster. You will transfer a lot less heat into the material than wiggling around with low voltage. I know it seems odd but this actually works backwards to what your common sense would normally assume. The less time you spend welding the less you get heat going into the material. 22 volts on up, even on 3mil steel should be minimum. You just need to move faster. On wider gaps and corners just tilt your gun towards your movement direction and start doing circles as you go forward.
I have a mid range sports bike that have done good miles on, is over 100,000kms , clutch has been abused almost every takeoff. Something i relised was bigger motorbike clutch doesn't =more power, small packs dont warp, but big clutch packs sell (not 100% true)
Once again, giving a huge round of love to BMI russian. He does a fantastic job of translation and the fact that he changes his voice depending on whose talking is really awesome.
Insane skills, translation, voiceover and acting.
++
He's the only voice over guy I can listen to. It would be funny as hell to find out he makes up half of what he says.
I prefer subtitles.
well i prefer subtitle also but in content like this its really nice to be able to watch what happens and hear what they say instead of reading text)) for us who are not fluent
As a person that works on cars and rides a motorcycle, this is some awesome stuff.
The clutch pack is slow to engage because you blocked the holes in the clutch basket. The oil has to flow in AND out. Blocking the holes in the clutch basket will also cause the clutch to overheat.
Good call... Now if you tour the rest of their videos, you will surely notice that this is a very legit operation ;)
@@qoph1988 same
This might be just me but as a welder/fabricator/engineer myself, it really feels good seeing a young fabricator like me being trusted with such complicated and high responsibility assignments.
Most have no idea how hard it its to earn the respect of the older generation in this field. How hard it is to gain absolute trust.
It took me 8 years of constant effort to reach the level that I have today. But the annoying fact is that once you go to a new place, the process proving your worth starts all over again, no matter what you have written down in your CV.
That youngster is getting some excellent experience and guidance .
You don't learn by not doing.......i got thrown at all the things as an apprentice that other people more experienced sidestepped because it was too complicated/difficult/exacting etc......and now am a better fitter/welder/machinist for it
You guys are legends! you basically made your own manual version of a DCT clutch basket! seriously impressive stuff!
Update it with a hydraulic valve to move the internal piston. Basically, exactly like an automatic transmission. Hell, just replace a torque converter with one and manually shift the gears.
Like a vw beetle auto stick from
The 70s
God I hated those.
@@fastinradfordable They aren't bad once you get used to them , just problematic at times.
Hey guys. I have been watching for a while now and there's never a dull moment. The ideas that come through are crazy and the execution is great. Keep them coming
Wheel spin...😂. It's a Lada. I want one...🤔.
you guys do better research than most American universities!
It’s an inefficient wet clutch system they just used automatic transmission clutch packs.
@ErickAvila-cp6ui as I efficient of a wet clutch system as this is, it is still the best wet clutch system for a Lada.
who cares about americans
The two are completely unrelated. These guys are using concepts that are already thoroughly researched. University's aren't going to spend time, and resources doing that again.
If you are including little sisters of the poor university then sure
Vlad, I'd say that for the level of engineering, this IS a 107% success . The kid is coming along great . :)
You guys must keep bmi Russian as your translator. There are other guys who change up and ruins the experience but if it ain't broke don't fix it. You guys got a real gem for a translator
By far one of my favorite auto youtube channels you guys are great!!
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Some fantastic backyard engineering again! Would be good to see it with the original 8 springs to see if that helps with getting some more torque for the wheel spin.
Citroen already did it. Kuddos to do from scratch.
Actually the Simpson already did it
This is awesome! Just when i think that you guys have done it all this comes out! What a great video and glad to see it worked!!
This is my FAVOURITE channel on youtube ive watched every single video for years now. Keep the great vids up. Love from Australia 🇦🇺
Pretty darn good for a first attempt, I'd say! With that kind of success, it's definitely worth exploring some more!
Good work guys this is a well thought out project no torque converter needed. you guys are the best at fabricating. kudos.
These guys are The Hack Attack Deluxe. They make a lot of stuff work though. Not pretty and probably doesn't last long, but they do get er done.
GIT ER DONE
Scrap heap challenge kind of folks make anything work
There used to be a program on TV called Junkyard Wars. This is better.
@@Colorado_Native an internet based non scripted modern version of junkyards wars would be awesome!
@@joshuagibson2520 Thanks for the reply. I like your idea.
The holes in the clutch basket are there to allow fluid to flow from ID to OD to cool the clutch disks. By plugging those you'll get stagnant oil and burn them up pretty quick.
the great ideas you men come up with is amazingly interesting love watching the outcomes will it work
That's a lot of work. Impressive. The larger the stack of clutch friction and steel plates, the tougher the clutch. Having strong clutch springs certainly helps.
On my motorcycle, the clutch is oiled through the centre of the gearbox input shaft, and spins out through the centre of the clutch between the friction pads. Very little oil actually gets into the stock Ninja 400 clutch.
Car oil in a wet clutch is a bad due to friction modifiers causing the wet clutches to slip. I think they accounted for that though.
The clutch should grab hard when the clutch pedal is fully released. If it's slipping on takeoff, it's a bad sign and unlikely to last very long.
This took a lot of time and effort. Great work, guys.
Amusing , Vlad says 'We' but only talks and gets the fun driving part.
Try to mate a torque converter to a manual transmission next
Or put a manual transmission on the back of an automatic. I've been asking this for years now. That would be a cool idea with the torque converter on the standard tranny as well
+1
They have done it and uploaded a video on their main channel like yesterday, it only has to be translated and uploaded here.
Just wondering 🤔. If you put a high stall torque converter ?how would that drive?
What about an auto with a manual clutch. Imagine trying to line up computer and human shifts XD
Parts for this build looks like the forward clutch assy from an Aisin Warner U140 automatic transmission equipped in Toyota Rav-4....gr8 job guys
THIS IS AWESOME! You made a clutch for beginners! 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Amazing you guys. With the Cvvt boxes that are causing no end of headaches, you could maybe do a conversion on one to make it more reliable....................just a thought.
I wouldn't worry at all with the gaping hole and a spinning homemade clutch system
Right next to his toes.
Dang😂😮😮😮
Why worry? What could possibly go wrong? (especially with such precision craftsmanship) "Measured with a micrometer, marked with a chalk, cut with an axe, and machined with a chainsaw"
Master of clutch!
Can you build a high-end top-shelf Lada drift car or a Lada drag-race car?
I may be mistaken but i think a car manufacturer has built a wet cluch before i just cant remember qhat xar it was in but it could have been a concept i herd about but then again i could be wrong!!!! Still a great idea would love to see it with some hp behind it see what it will handle great video guys!!!!!
We were in the Ferrari outlet in Rome a few years ago and they had an F1 car on display with the engine partly dismantled. It had a relatively tiny multi plate motorcycle type clutch driving it. I'm guessing it was only used for launching and stopping?
👍🏻 From Shane & Helen, in Midwest Oklahoma, USA.
Hudson used wet clutches using cork friction material in their cars for several years. The oil was called Hudsonite.
A lot of vintage motorcycle clutches used boiled cork also
Another awesome experiment and cool build. It does remind me a lot of a slush box though, as automatic transmissions work in a similar way, but each gear has it's own stack of clutches and planetary gear sets are used. It might have had more grip when you release the pedal if there were more rings (clutches and steels) in the stack. Anyway, awesome build guys.👍
i learned to drive on a 2008 honda fit, pretty easy car to drive. and then shortly after with little experience i learned to ride a sport bike. when i went back to the honda, i felt like i was a much better driver with the stick shift.. its interesting because motorcycles are totally easier to figure out how to shift, up and down. it helped me with the honda for sure
WOW... incredible work!
I've seen pictures from back in the 60s I think of drag racers putting a clutch I'm a automatic transmission mainly Chrysler 727 torqueflight
your craftsmanship amazes me everytime time. 👍
These people are highly talented Engineers pretending to be regular mechanics,,big Respect to you guys❤
Now! This guy’s are the myth busters of the automotive industry!👌😂👍👉❤️always surprised when they give us new automotive experiments!
WOW, great work gentlemen! ✌️✨ Impressive build 👍
Absolutely amazing. That was not easy.
Lada is a genius car, you can do everything with it, it's like universal key
Great work gentlemen ❤
They just always amaze me.
try the tesla disc stack clutch, much simpler, two or one shafts, works as cvt gearbox optionally. use the fork luke.
I can’t figure out why you guys don’t have a million subscribers yet. Keep it up
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you amaze me everyday on this channel
👏👏👏👏 incredible work ,guys
I love all the crazy ideas. I love making things work that shouldnt.
Amazing Project!!!!
Marvelous, wonderful video to watch!
Congrats to the boys, they have been doing and amazing job in the project. Great Skills A SOLID channel that never dissapoints. Thanks BMI Russian !!!!
There was at least one Motorcycle Manufacturer that used a multi plate dry clutch and the clutch was very noisy very rattly your team of engineers mace the multi plate wet clutch work well done
Ducati
Would be interesting just attaching a whole bottom end of a 1000cc bike engine and gearbox to a Lada engine 🤔👍💚💛❤️
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Amazing fabricator you have wrkn for you.
Thanks for the great video content!
If you made a gasket or used rtv on the bellhousing and used a hydraulic throwout bearing through a sealed bulkhead and welded up any inspection holes and starter hole you could just fill the bellhousing.
Mazda did for the rotary in the 70s...5 speed manual box with a torque converter !!!
Wet clutches for cars have existed for decades, maybe a century at this point. Traditional automatic transmissions have at least one, usually several. Most modern dual clutch transmissions are now also using wet clutches. If you’re wanting to be specific about a clutch that’s directly coupled to the transmission, Honda’s old CVT had a “start clutch” that did exactly this since it didn’t have a torque converter, and every torque converter since the 1980s has had the same (the torque converter clutch).
you mean lock(up/ing) torque converters? they either 'slip' all the time, or are fully locked, when engaged. there is no in-between. but I understand what you mean. have it locked at all times except when stopped, as soon as you get to say 5-10 mph you could lock it and keep it locked till you hit 5 or lower again. i had a few vehicles that actually didn't have that, newer even, like 90s., and man it pissed me off that a freakin Tacoma wouldn't have a lock up tc . ?? like what? waste of gas and more wear without one.
Apparently not in Russia
The Model T Ford uses a multiple disc clutch immersed in oil for high gear.
hi dude you need to sit back and relax
I honestly think if this was designed perfectly this would be the future of manuals, if this could be installed inside the gear box it would work really well
Great video, pretty cool idea
I really like this designing method. While we are doing it, we make a plan paralelly. 😅 Hands and brains at 100% usage each time.
Sometimes you get a clunk going into first from neutral on a motorbike. The input shaft is spinning the oil which can put a touch of turning pressure on the plates.
It'll work dry for sure, like a Ducati.
Either that or find someone with three legs so he can keep his foot on the brake when about to take off.
Hey Garage 54 My idea is you to make on a Lada car slip assist clutch and another idea to make your handmade dual clutch.
I want to see a single speed transmission and a torque converter. Like GM a long time ago. You explain more how it feels than the old videos and pictures.
What would be great would be a wet type centrifugal clutch, that takes no clutch fork and no torque converter, just clutch plates and fly weights to multiply clutch pressure, hence torque transfer via centrifugal clutch engagement. It is fairly simple in motorcycles.
Clutch slipping=wrong grade of oil, slight change makes a big difference
I used atf in all our sons motocrossers, lightest gear oil greatly reduced drag and slipping.
It needs weights that adds to the spring pressure with engine rpm. Only about 1-2 oz per weight, with a lever and weight for about every 35 mm of clutch disc circumference, a fluid coupling with TQ converter would be cool , put it in gear, hold brake give slight throttle, then release brake , and go to full throttle! Having a lockup converter would be better,!
You guys should try out valvoline restore and protect it’s suppose to fully clean your engine after 4 oil changes
That was pretty impressive. Normally the ideas are either rubbish or just plain funny. But this actually makes you wonder why this was never included in cars.
greeting from america!
Automatic with a clutch next please
excelente ............saludos desde honduras......................,,,,,,,,,,,,,.sera que pueden hacer una motocicleta con motor y transmicion de lada,,,,,,......👍
It would work a lot better if you put the torque converter in front of the clutch. I've driven an old Oldsmobile that was more or less, set up that way from the factory
Haha, pretty great video!
You should use protectice equipment like safety glasses when using the hand grinder. Stay safe.
Ahhh that's what a safety squint is for. Remember Safety Third.
Love you too much from Peshawar Pakistan ❤
not a even pressure on the plates !!! 4 point inner fork !!! wil be the best bet for burnout later and better launches !!! and a tougher pedal spring !!! means real man leg power !!! kids cluth sets are like that but you can beef them up if need be !!! u built a dummy clutch(beginner's clutch) !!! anyone can drive !!! but needs a pump and rad to cool it !!! a quad clutch would work better from a 450cc motor !!! honda best bet from a 2012 !!! I have a engine block with it stuck in second gear with a hole in the trans area. it is in a 450r frame with a 280 cc powerfist motor does 50 km/h all I do is trail ride with it. and tow others out if need be with bald tires on the back and a box with snow chains to put on if need be. I wish I never broke the block and got it stuck in second gear !!! if not I would make it do 160km/h since I know how to gear it properly now !!! 1:1 on 280cc or higher motor add to the honda 450 block. connected to where the magneto used to be before cut of and gear added in its spot since no oil leaks on thet side !!! and I bought mine blown up with the engine in a box $2000 cad to fix or a $500 fix adding my setup !!! which I went. Just cut the piston rod out and seal the rest of the motor off and go !!! just don't land on a random bar stickout of the ground and you should be fine !!! have fun with this build for cheap. you need the original trans in any for the suspension to work right !!!
There is no pedal spring to toughen up, just the springs on the pressure plate. It looks like even pressure on the plates to me.
The reason why they don't do this in cars is due to the sheer weight it adds to the system and not to mention the Mechanical complications so car manufacturers decided dry clutch which is cheap to manufacture and light weight and very simple in construction and cheap to sell also
BEAUTIFUL CRAZY BOYS
modern mechanichal job today mostly consists of swapping broken parts with spare parts. THIS is good old mechanical stuff: imagine, fabricate, try, adjust, make it work.
So, the fluid when rotating adds something of a torque converter effect to it, neat... but how much of a flywheel effect does the whole contraption add to the drivetrain? Or was it lighter than it looked? (Well, its not a propeller, thats for sure)
This is to clutches what a ww1 era rotary is to engines (where the whole engine spins).
Very interesting translator, it seems that voice is getting a bit of a fan following, judging by the comments. I believe BMI Russian is a translation group BM intelligence. Its a company of bilinguists. I thought he was just an American fiver hire by garage 54.
Gotta love that Russian engineering, you guys always seem to make it work! 👍
Cool
A little bit of bad English and this would be my favorite channel
Wasn't Sergei a kid just the other day? We're watching him grow up, lol.
Would a viscous coupler like you get on a freelander 1 act in the same way?
Best Lada wet clutch ever made. [For now]
I don't know who said they were indestructible, they clearly have no idea what they're talking about. But good on you getting that thing to work in that car. Those clutches aren't anything special other than being very compact. But like any clutch they can last 100,000 miles or you can smoke them in five minutes. And usually they last a lot less than 100k. But they're usually pretty easy to get to most of the time on a bike, so replacing them isn't a big deal.
make a ducati desmodromic valve system for a lada engine
Way back in the day I think it was General Motors that made a manual transmission but it also has a torque converter bolted to the front of it. It was in the 50's or 60's. That's kind of the same concept as this.
The company I work for has a whole fleet of OTR AMTs (automated manual transmissions) tractors. At first the drivers didn't like them, especially when backing. But the maintenance costs are way down. I understand backing is kind of tricky.
Guys, whatever you do, wear ear protection when cutting or grinding steel etc., you really do not want tinnitus at old age. Speaking from experience here!
Now I'm convinced there is nothing these guys can't make very clever.
I wonder if you used wet clutch motorcycle oil would it grab a bit better..
I think the main thing is the quantity of ATF affecting the grab. I'm guessing they made sure their ATF was a variant without friction modifiers, like motorcycle oil That's a must.
Motorcycle clutches are very lightly oiled from the centre outward, so not bathed in fluid like seen here.
Turn up your welding voltage and just move faster. You will transfer a lot less heat into the material than wiggling around with low voltage. I know it seems odd but this actually works backwards to what your common sense would normally assume. The less time you spend welding the less you get heat going into the material. 22 volts on up, even on 3mil steel should be minimum. You just need to move faster. On wider gaps and corners just tilt your gun towards your movement direction and start doing circles as you go forward.
realy nice
I have a mid range sports bike that have done good miles on, is over 100,000kms , clutch has been abused almost every takeoff. Something i relised was bigger motorbike clutch doesn't =more power, small packs dont warp, but big clutch packs sell (not 100% true)