hy automatic ljustment is best
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ERE has been much cussion within the nmercial vehicle industry Icerning the merits of ceramic, tch facings and their lormance.
"he advent of the use of 'amics for clutch facings has imatically increased clutch life extended mainteneance ervals, to an extent that it is w being voiced within the lustry that an automatic justment mechanism is a iture an operator need no iger consider.
Ne at Spicer Clutch and Power aduct Division of
DIverhampton emphatically 'ute this opinion and comm end the use of tomatic adjustment as the ly means of achieving a totally 3intenance-free clutch unit, en with ceramic facings under vere duty conditions.
It is true that under arduous ban trunking cycles the ramic clutch facings are tremely beneficial when ■ mpared with conventional ganic facings and increase iven disc durability. However, imponents wear and even utch assemblies with ceramic cings do require maintenance the form of manual ijustments if no automatic ljustment mechanism is fitted.
Spicer Clutches fitted with Jtomatic adjustment are set iring this intial installation and
further maintenance is iquired. The action of the iechanism is continuous as the utch is used and the stages of Jjustment are infinite. The ijuster being automatically Dtivated during the latter part of ie pedal operation and 'turning the clutch settings to left normal conditions.
In advocating the benefits of utomatic adjustment we at picer Clutch Division speak from experience — many of our automatically adjusted ceramic face clutches are fitted to petrol tanker fleets, an operation recognised as one of the most severe conditions for truck operations.
Spicer clutches are offered wtih automatic adjustment as an option, but we do re-emphasise the benefit to be gained by its fitment especially under the more severe operation conditions.
B. PERRY Sales Manager Spicer Clutch and Power Products Division Wolverhampton West Midlands