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I had a lot of old pipes and rebar to cut up and from what I read ru-vid.comUgkxPDBfLu68o58Aw85O_J-zIFfjJARBhp-3 this would be the tool for the job. Since I had never used one, I watched a couple of youtube videos and I'm so glad I did. Some really good safety tips, which I followed, and this tool did a splendid job. One good thing to know is the weight of the tool puts just about the right amount of pressure on the metal I was cutting, so I didn't have to use a lot of pressure, which is more likely to jam the tool. It made fast work of my job.
Do a hill test! Try taking off and stand still just by using the cluch. Load the car heavy to really torture the cluch! The hotter it gets, the more sparks will fly.
In before the tabloid "news" programs grab the story "that the mechanics dont want you to know" angle grinder clutch disc, machines flywheel as you use it so when its due for new clutch, flywheel already machined. 🤣🤣🤣
You better clean your lathe really good after this one. The abrasive dust will destroy the sliding surfaces. I dont even use the grinder in the same room as my lathe because of this.
Awesome idea, but i would have liked to see the disc be pushed to its limits, like trying to set of in 5th gear or really high revs and slow clutch depressing. Another Video idea i had was to maybe try and see if you could get a engine to run backwards like swap the cam shafts and intake and exhaust side and see if you can make it drive forwards in reverse, or have it spin the same direction just with the intake and exhaust sides swapped.
a (analog carburated) engine can run backwards, tried that as kid with a moped, you need to adjust spark timing, alternator might be a problem as it contains transistor and diodes to adjust magnetic field & polarity and camshaft belt/chain is setup to run in one direction.
There's videos of that on RU-vid. Doable, the biggest issue is the alternator - honestly you don't really have to change anything mechanically in the engine. Timing, spark, lots of determination and go
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@@Matt-cl4mp Show me the regulation, at least in the US unless its a safety concern there is no regulation stating you can't use aftermarket clutch disks (just like I have an aftermarket radiator in my car that's superior to OEM), or that you can't change the windshield wipers or put in different transmissions or anything else like that. The government doesn't approve anything here (even DOT rated helmets are not tested by anyone in government, even that is self certified by the manufacturer and you just have to take their word that they actually tested them, I can make my own DOT rated helmets and slap the sticker on a bucket of foam and tape). There would never be any innovation if companies or individuals couldn't make any new or different parts, it simply wouldn't be possible to develop anything new.
you know why it works so well cause the grinder disc is made to grab so it can cut not surprising it works as a clutch not sure how long it would last compare to a real clutch, he should test it against one and put the car ir reverse while driving forwards and see which lasts longer against that abuse🤣🤣🤣
wait till he breaks that disc in your just seeing how well it works with the edge right now wait till it wear to having the whole disc touching then you're going to see some serious shit🤣
I'd love to be able to get a clean little Lada shell here in the US, they look to have a lot in common with early 1970's Datsun 510 halfway to a Datsun B210 sedan.
before being a Lada, they were a Fiat 124 originally. VAZ bnought the rights to it when Fiat scrapped it as a current model, but they put locally sourced, cheaper engines in them, instead of the Fiat twin cam (from memory) engines, and the Lada was born!
the sparks come from incandecent metal that's cut by the edge of the cutting disk, the flank of the cutting disk does not cut that much, though is for sure more abrasive than a standard clutch
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god damn. maybe try nore custom clutch disks. like carbon fiber or rubber. i wonder if the plate had teeth and the clutch had a plyable material like rubber or fabric if that would work.
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Why are clutch disc friction linings riveted on and not glued to the backing metal like brake pads are? Do they flex a bit and that would break the glue?
Could you try to make wheels out of flywheels? Like 2 per wheel (2 as a wheel) because I think that is going to be kind of fun, maybe even get more traction because of the teeth for the starter motor, like your videos!
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considering that you can stall a a 230mm makita angle grinder while cutting a small piece of steel so a small contact area between the steel and the disc (it will rip you arms off but it's possible) it would make sense that it would make for an excellent clutch material, it has a LOT of grip make breaks from it now... instead of a cutting disc try using a grinding disc
"then again rock will be cutting into metal" 🥲 no, not so soon. Please spare me 🙏 I had to go change the front rotors on my uncle's truck because (he doesn't take care of his stuff and is also partially deaf so doesn't hear brake pad squeaking) the front right had been grinding the metal part of the brake pads against the rotor so much they cut deep groves in it, while the front left had this pebble in it (hard telling how big it was to start with) for god knows how long. Make a couple more hard stops carrying 12,000 pounds of shit and it probably would have cut off a ring of rotor, which replacing them was not fun in the slightest. I love doing smaller car jobs, but not that
Always with the cool things. It would be interesting to see what would happen if you put one of these in a more powerful, road worthy vehicle and drove it many miles under everyday driving conditions over a set period of time. Would it crap out or prove to be just as good or better than a regular one.
I strongly doubt it'll perform better, since automobile manufacturers would use that instead cause it'd be cheaper, but i do suspect it'll hold a good time tho
Why you don't made tool jig from flywheel and press-system. It would push it equally and even centering it if you just add few tabs around disc.. but this is nice. In long term glue cannot handle those forces. Spinning ones and heat.. add those rivets, then no problem. And.. "surface area does not affect the amount of friction" Sintered discks clutches have very small surface areas. And those are still 'on-off' clutches. There could be some real world applications for this self-made thingy in rally or some.. Nice work..
Angle Grinder disk as clutch plate, hmm, Angle Grinder disks are good for grinding down metal, what is the Flywheel plate made of that the clutch plate disk grips onto? ( I`l give it a month before your stripping it all down again!)
Doesn't surprise me that it works. Just don't think it will have the same durability. Once all the grit is off the disc, will it continue to work as a clutch disc? That's what I want to know.
@@Joshie2256 I imagine this custom clutch would last longer if used like an on off switch so as to give the disc less time to abrade the flywheel and pressure plate. Also, if given time to make the disc wear enough to sit flat against the flywheel and pressure plate, making full contact with them, there would be less abrasion because the full force of the pressure plate would be spread more evenly across the disc.
hmm after this video, can you guys try filling up a torque converter with fine sand to see if it will still work. Maybe seal it off from gearbox so its just the impeller between the engine and gearbox.
I was watching top gear and they are going to test the 4wd lada. They asked if it is a good car. I told them it's a cockroach, Russian proofed unbreakable wonder.
What about using super glue with some kind of mesh for better grip on the material? Like you're in an emergency situation, or mega low budget and you just gotta get it somewhere?
This is the kind of diy stuff we all need to see. Too much giving all of our money to the corporations. Yaah, angle grinder disc clutch. That glue is something else.
that lada is a high quality car when it lastest for decades. its not nice to let it come down like that. better would be a repair to make that lada look like new again. that light blue color of the lada is nice. i heard the steering of the lada was to heavy, a servo for the stsering would be a fine modification. that angle grinder disc clutch needs some extra forming, to have the whole surface of the disc in contact and not only the outter edge. how can that be done? interesting to see how simplw repairs work out for a car, thars some ingenuity.
It'll be cool to see these guys turn a lot of until all wheel drive rally car if they haven't already same motor transmission but make it all wheel drive
That's what I love about this channel, there's always so much variety of cars... 😁 Jokes aside though, you guys rock! It seems like there's nothing you wont try no matter how ridiculous it is. I do wonder if you guys are using up the world's supply of Ladas though.
This was exactly the result I thought would happen. The cutting discs are thicker than the original clutch material, so if anything I'd suspect the Lada would have a stiffer, more immediate clutch action.
