06-01-2016, 09:39 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Please help! Clutch issues?
My 2001 DS gasser is having some issues........I installed a six inch lift and 14 inch tires etc and everything was normal.......then a few months ago I got a severe duty belt and heavy duty clutch spring installed and ever since it jerks off the start in forward or reverse.......its like there is a delay when you accelerate and then bam!! Big jerk on take off
I took the original spring into a local golf cart place to get them to take out the heavy duty one and talk to them about it and they swear up and down that it's just a coincidence and that the problem is my "driven clutch" I have researched and also seen stuff about generator starter brushes, machining the clutches, you name it I just want a smooth take off!! Any advice? |
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06-02-2016, 06:24 AM | #2 |
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Re: Please help! Clutch issues?
It's a combination of both the severe duty belt, and the spring...
I have that belt... it grips like nobody's business! I bought the 300 RPM drive clutch spring, but I never put it in just for the reason that your experiencing, the belt alone gives me a jolt on take off, I didn't want to add to it! Tell them you just would like to "try it" with just the belt, and your old spring back in! |
06-02-2016, 09:45 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Please help! Clutch issues?
I agree it's a combination of both. I have both and it is very jerky accelerating. Labor wise just for a test it's would be a lot quicker and easier to just put the stock belt on there with that spring. In the long run though if you had to choose 1 or the other id say you'd want the severe duty belt.
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06-02-2016, 10:02 AM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Please help! Clutch issues?
By the condition you are describing I'm assuming you replaced the spring in the drive clutch? You will find the original drive spring with a machined driven clutch with HD spring will give you a smooth take off, lots of torque. Both with a standard or severe duty belt. The severe duty belt will last longer and give better wet belt performance.
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06-02-2016, 01:45 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Please help! Clutch issues?
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Can you or anyone else explain what "machined" means please? What's the difference in machining it or just getting a new one? My local guy is saying around $350 to install a new one. And to be clear you are saying with a machined driven clutch I could keep the HD spring in the drive clutch and achieve the smoother take off? I'm kind of confused about the HD spring part of your comment. Thanks!!! |
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06-03-2016, 02:34 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Please help! Clutch issues?
The rear clutch is machined to allow it to come together farther pushing belt farther out to a larger diameter. It changes your starting gear or actually "belt ratio". it will give you more torque than a new clutch can provide. I personally don't care for the spring in the drive clutch because of the lurch, I was refering to the HD spring in the DRIVEN clutch.
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