06 M-7 drive clutch

mt st helens · Dec 16, 2011

Is the ring bolted to the back of my drive clutch for balancing or to make the back of it more ridged or both? Why do the newer ones not have one? Can I run mine without it? How much weight will I lose? How many RPM's will I pick up? When will my yellow lab stop acting like he had a bowl of crack for lunch?

clutch · Dec 16, 2011

Who invented liquid soap, and why..........

mt st helens · Dec 16, 2011

clutch said:
Who invented liquid soap, and why..........

Hard to dishes in the sink with a bar, At least thats what the wife says.

clutch · Dec 16, 2011

It is there for harmonics to prolong crankshaft life. You can take it off if you choose, and it will rev a little quicker but you will gain very little if any in peak rpm. The new clutches are smaller in dia. than the original and don't come with
the ring. I wouldn't put the ring back on the new one unless you rebalance. Stop slipping mickeys in the dog dish and the behavior will change.

Devilmanak · Dec 16, 2011

Yah, it is just there if it was designed to be. On the Sno Pro 440 sleds that had them, they said NOT to take them off in the race manuals. The general consensus here (SW) on my 04 King Cat was that you can take it off. Either that, or Cutler told me to take it off when I put his engine in, I don't remember now. I know I ran without it all last year with no issues.

mt st helens · Dec 16, 2011

clutch said:
It is there for harmonics to prolong crankshaft life. You can take it off if you choose, and it will rev a little quicker but you will gain very little if any in peak rpm. The new clutches are smaller in dia. than the original and don't come with
the ring. I wouldn't put the ring back on the new one unless you rebalance. Stop slipping mickeys in the dog dish and the behavior will change.

So I am replacing old clutch with a new one and you are saying only put the ring on if I have the new clutch balanced first? Is that because they were balanced at the factory with the ring on? Crank has lasted five years now on boost and I have finally worn out the bushings in the old clutch.

clutch · Dec 16, 2011

Yes, the original was factory balanced with the ring. If you are replacing the clutch, I would leave it off or if you want to put it on then balance it with the ring.

mt st helens · Dec 16, 2011

Okay, Thanks I will go with no ring and if I blow a crank out this year I will deliver you a little yellow doggie and then you can tell your friends what a pile of poo looks like with fresh drive belt in it! (he ate two last year)

sledtahoe · Dec 16, 2011

off

mt st helens said:
Okay, Thanks I will go with no ring and if I blow a crank out this year I will deliver you a little yellow doggie and then you can tell your friends what a pile of poo looks like with fresh drive belt in it! (he ate two last year)

Keep it off and it will be fine..

gary ol kitty · Dec 16, 2011

did you replace motor mounts to?

mt st helens · Dec 17, 2011

I have had only one motor mount go bad. It was on the mag side.

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