wet clutch

[BHM]

Can a wet clutch work the same as a dry clutch pressured with springs, does there need to be more springs on the wet clutch, if it is the same could a dry 13" clutch on a tractor be converted to a wet one.

 

[davesl708]

Hi. Welcome. Don't think wet and dry clutches are the same animal. Usually wet clutches are multi-disc.

 

[BHM]

Hi, If a wet single brake disc works to stop with, could a single clutch disc work to start with.

 

[davesl708]

The difference between the brake and clutch is the brake is stopping the momentum of the tractor. The clutch is applying force to drive the tractor beyond just its weight. A lot more force is on the clutch compared to the break. Converting a dry clutch to wet will not provide enough friction when wet to drive the tractor. This is the reason wet clutches are multi-disc to increase the surface area of contact.

 

[BHM]

Do you think there would be enough friction if a duel clutch could be converted, the two clutch plates to drive with, that it some one could make discs for me as it could not be got of the shelf.

 

[davesl708]

Not sure what you are trying to accomplish. Dry clutches fail if they get wet or oil on them. They were not designed for wet applications.

 

[Muhammad]

Thread moved to Owning/Operating.