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FINALLY got around to writing this up.

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/clutch/index.html

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Interesting read and photos!

"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote
> FINALLY got around to writing this up.
>
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/clutch/index.html

"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
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> FINALLY got around to writing this up.
>
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/clutch/index.html
>

Hi,
at 255k miles you did all you could to make it last, some people cannot
make one last 100k miles. Takes driving skill and self discipline, it is
tempting to be hard on the machinery sometimes. (it's more fun)
The wavy spring is called a marcel, I could not say what the origin is
but it sure sounds like a french word (any one in the Great White North
care to translate?). Its purpose is to lengthen and soften the engagement
of the clutch and make it easier to modulate, but I don't think it has
anything to do with helping to release the clutch. Think of disc brakes,
there is no mechanism to pull the pads back but the flex of the piston seal
o ring/square cut seal and they don't drag very much when in contact with
the discs.
Keep up the good work
Scott

scott <scott@screwspambots.net> wrote in
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> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns9731D8FF9764Etegger@207.14.113.17:
>
>> FINALLY got around to writing this up.
>>
>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/clutch/index.html
>>
>
> Hi,
> at 255k miles you did all you could to make it last, some people
> cannot
> make one last 100k miles. Takes driving skill and self discipline, it
> is tempting to be hard on the machinery sometimes. (it's more fun)
> The wavy spring is called a marcel,



There ya go! Thanks.



> I could not say what the origin is
> but it sure sounds like a french word (any one in the Great White
> North care to translate?). Its purpose is to lengthen and soften the
> engagement of the clutch and make it easier to modulate, but I don't
> think it has anything to do with helping to release the clutch.



Apparently that is *one* of its functions...
http://www.btc-bci.com/~billben/clutch.htm
But the primary function does appear to be smoothness of engagement, as you
say.

I'll modify the clutch page.




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