Re: [Amc-list] Source for early American clutch disc

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

A working E-stick must have been an odd driving
experience... from the sound of it we'll never see one
working! but I spent at least 10 minutes thinking about what
if you added a separate (belt driven? electric?)  pump for
the servo, to decouple it from engine wear... clearly no one
sensible will ever do this, it's too much work for something
few care about, but it would be a fun, odd little thing that no
one else on the planet would have.



On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Frank Swygert wrote:

> Funny, that's actually the E-stick clutch disc, but AFAIK it fits the standard pressure plate (8.5" disc was standard). The E-stick disc itself is just an ordinary clutch disc, nothing special about it. The pressure plate worked in reverse -- springs released it, the fork arm applied pressure. A hydraulic cylinder applied pressure to the arm. It used engine oil -- the engine had a special high volume pump with 1/2" longer gears. As speed increased, so did pressure to the clutch. The larger disc was used because the system naturally slipped a bit more than a standard clutch. The only failing with E-stick was it slipped enough that in heavy city driving the disc had to be replaced every 3-4 years, and as the engine wore oil pressure dropped and made it slip even more. That's why the one E-stick car I've owned was converted to a standard clutch -- it had 90K miles on it and the E-stick was slipping too much.
>
> ---------------
> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:09:53 -0800 (PST)
> From: Nick ALFANO <71amx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> My catalog shows a 9-1/8" clutch kit for the 196.  I don't have any in stock but I can check on it tomorrow if the person who was looking for one still needs it.
>
> Nick,
>
> Alfano Performance
> 4849-76 st.
> Kenosha, WI. 53142
> 262-308-1302
>
>
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