racinnut15xm
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will it kill the discs in clutches?
Brian, whats your thoughts on WD40 for a chain lube? I love TriFlow but with the PTFE in it Im afraid of it ruining my clutch.Absolutely!
Even excess coming off the chain will cause the discs to become glazed, then slippage, then overheating, then more slippage -- and it won't fix itself.
I've seen too many clutches come through our shop that have been over-lubricated and/or damaged from lubricants getting into the clutch linings. PTFE is really hard on them because it has a high heat resistance. That's why many suggest using Vaseline, which has a very low melting point, as bearing lube in the clutch itself.
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I don't think of WD40 as a lube. It displaces water, and that's about it in my opinion. It works great at spraying down heims after washing the kart, and for purging fuel from an engine - that's about all I use it for anymore.Brian, whats your thoughts on WD40 for a chain lube? I love TriFlow but with the PTFE in it Im afraid of it ruining my clutch.
I must be the second luckiest , Now after we spray the chain we do hold a clean cloth around it and turn by hand wiping off the excess , but use Nothing else ever .I must be the luckiest person in the world to have been using Tri-Flo on chains for 20 years and never having had an issue contaminating friction discs.
I believe that triflow can and will get in the clutch. But the ones that it does use it to so much extreme its dripping off their chain at the grid.I must be the second luckiest , Now after we spray the chain we do hold a clean cloth around it and turn by hand wiping off the excess , but use Nothing else ever .
How often are you cleaning/rebuilding your clutches?I must be the luckiest person in the world to have been using Tri-Flo on chains for 20 years and never having had an issue contaminating friction discs.