Date: Mon, 10 Jan 94 10:23:37 PST
From: John Kula
Before you buy Fair Spares' belt drive kit for your Commando, do yourself a Great Big Favour and check out Tony Hayward's kit. It may cost a bit more, but no other kit comes close to it!!!
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 94 10:25:34 GMT
From: Peter Aslan
The clutch:
The hardning on the clutch center was not that good on any Command, it should be checked creafully when disassembled, particularly if you are using the sintered bronze plates. Note that the alumininum sureflex ones are considered better.
If converting from bronze to sureflex, additinal plain plates are required to pack out the clutch drum.
Don't fill the Primary Chaincase with engine oil, it should be sae 20 or thinner. I now use ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid).
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 15:36:38 CST
From: Terry Drehmel
>Jonathan E. Segel writes:
>on a related subject, how would one clean a
set of sticky old triumph clutch plates, all
>had been in the case in oil (or something similar)
for years and are sticky and ugly but
>not warped. one friend suggested dowsing them
with lighter fluid and burning off all
>crud....
Burning off the crud? Use the lighter fluid
on the "friend".
I'd try using thinner and a rag but leave out
the flames.
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 10:25:34 GMT
From: Peter Aslan
Clutches: My Commando was originally fitted with fiber plates, they worked fine but I changed to Bronze, well it was the thing to do at the time. This also worked fine for a long time but I then had a lot of problems with both slip and drag. After a lot of mucking about I changed the plates to sureflex, (you need to add a plain plate when you do) and replaced the clutch center, the bronze ones can make an impresion on the inconsistant hardening on the centre, which stop the plates from freeing causing drag. The only trade off here is wear, the bronze ones dont appear to wear at all, where as the sureflex ones probably will.
Also a note to John P on the belt conversion. One of the most significent reasons for converting must be it allows the clutch to run 'dry'. Just remember to fit the sealed clutch bearing.