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Questions about choosing the right clutch kit from Marlin Crawler
On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:48:01 +0000 (UTC), harry newton
> wrote: >He who is Clare Snyder said on Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:23:25 -0500: > > >> 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 > >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. > >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) > >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> > >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? > >How does this math work that a 1200 foot pound clutch does ANYTHING useful? PUT AN OEM CLUTCH IN THE DAMNED THING AND BE DONE WITH IT!!! |
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