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Re: Full-face clutch [cf.] Puck clutch Wed, 24 August 2005 14:51 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
force = pressure x area

less area (only small bits of friction surface) with the same pressure (from the pressure plate) = more force

As is usually given as a comparison in magazines etc. - think of a stilleto vs. a flat shoe in the mud.

What this means is that the point where the clutch begins to slip will be higher, but also that it will wear like a bitch, will be more contankerous to drive, and will eat at your frying wheel if you let it slip.
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