Questions about choosing the right clutch kit from Marlin Crawler
Clare Snyder posted for all of us...
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> On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:48:01 +0000 (UTC), harry newton
> > wrote:
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> >He who is Clare Snyder said on Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:23:25 -0500:
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> >> Torque to yeild bolts are "stretched" when tightened and must be
> >> replaced. I don't think I've ever replaced clutch bolts - would on a
> >> drag car, but they use automatics almost exclusively today
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> >I'm gonna get the bolts but I don't think I need them, as you explained.
> >I'll get them because (a) they're only 7 bucks, and (b) Toyota says to use
> >new bolts every time.
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> >But I agree that I can re-use the old bolts too, so I'll forget about this
> >for now as *choosing my first clutch kit* is the more important goal.
> >
> >> 1200 lb clutch will build your left thigh muscle in traffic and will
> >> grip a little tighter. Basically a truck or race modification> (Once
> >> I'm movong I generally don't use the clutch)
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> >I've been researching this on the side and I'm still confused, but one
> >thing I learned is that the torque from an engine is only about 300 foot
> >pounds or less (278 foot pounds according to this quick search):
> ><https://www.google.com/search?&q=toyota+4runner+torque+specs>
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> >So what I don't get at all, is if an engine only generates 300 foot pounds
> >of torque, why would we even need a 900 foot pound pressure plate, given
> >that the ratio of the flywheel diameter to clutch plate diameter is fixed
> >at what? Almost 1 to 1? Or is it 2:1 or 3:1?
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> >How does this math work that a 1200 foot pound clutch does ANYTHING useful?
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> PUT AN OEM CLUTCH IN THE DAMNED THING AND BE DONE WITH IT!!!
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