59840Surfer
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- Location
- Montana
- First Name
- Joe
- Truck Year
- 1986
- Truck Model
- K5
- Engine Size
- 350 Stroker to 383 with a 400 crank, Crane Cam, Q-Jet, single 3.5" exhaust..
I totally agree!
I was service manager for 15 GMC or Chevy 1 1/2T to 3T tow trucks and although they had 3-finger OE clutches at first, we found that the drivers quickly got fatigued with the HD clutches and we changed them all out for Diaphragm-styles that took a lot less pressure to disconnect.
It was a lot less wear and tear on the whole driveline - u-joints in particular.
The Borg-Beck styles had a lot of hold, but they were hard to hook up softly with a vehicle in tow and the heavy weight of the truck too.
Now - if your vehicle is lighter - there's a lot of chirping and jumping and wear on the clutch linkage too.
I've seen the frame-side ball rip off the frame from a lot of mechanical disadvantage.
Lifetime-wearwise, the diaphragms outlasted the Finger styles especially when you know a 13" 3800lb Hays Invader Clutch is what you're lusting for but it just tore things up.
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.......... a Hays 3800lb Borg-Beck style clutch
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......... a 12" diaphragm type clutch.
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