Check your clutch at every service
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/ Following our examination of the Foden 4300 in last month's Workshop Ways, Brian Perry of Spicer Clutch points out that we "omitted to detail the most vital component in the drivetrain, the clutch, in this case a Spicer 151/2 twin-plate, angle-spring unit which is manually adjusted. This is the classic case of neglect which Spicer has been struggling against. You might say, out of sight out of mind.
"We are not simply trying to push the Spicer name, but bring to the industry's attention the need to regularly inspect the clutch, and adjust if neces sary when a vehicle is being serviced for any reason. This is relevant to every make of twin-plate clutch.
"Spicer maintains a person who provides trouble-shooting and training support of the Spicer product, although with the soon to be introduced Spicer 430 single-plate, maintenance-free clutch design, UK-built premium trucks will fall into line with the rest of Europe."
Perry concludes by pointing out that this applies only to vehicles over 28 tonnes, and says "Workshop is a much needed publication."