Clutch cleaning question

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I am going to glass bead my clutches to clean them should I not also glass bead the sheaves where the belt contacts? The surfaces are extremely smooth and I do not want to damage them with the glass bead process. Can I do this?
 

I've never used that method to rough up the sheave surfaces but I can't see why it wouldn't work.If your unsure just take a scothbrite pad and some brake cleaner and scrub radially on the sheaves,from the centre out,rather than around them.
 
fourbarrel said:
I've never used that method to rough up the sheave surfaces but I can't see why it wouldn't work.If your unsure just take a scothbrite pad and some brake cleaner and scrub radially on the sheaves,from the centre out,rather than around them.
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So am I correct in assuming that the CVT system works best when the sheaves are NOT really smooth and shiny?
 
Well that's what I've gathered from years of reading posts on this forum. I believe it's the same concept as deglazing a cylinder,a rougher surface will be better for the belt to grip.

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I do it all the time works great. Protect the shafts with something

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I've used baking soda in my blaster for cleaning clutches, makes them look brand new and doesn't rough up the surface too much.
 
I don't remember what I used for pressure but I did use my little spot blaster. I've tried other things like sand and glass and it just seems to rough up the surface too much. Make sure you wear a respirator when using soda!
 
Blasting with sugar works good too! lol I had a bunch of old sugar laying around, instead of throwing it out I found a use for it! lol
 
The glass I use is extremely fine. I do a lot of intake manifolds, piston skirts and valves. for my JEEP projects. How about i'll try it and post up after?
 
Yes I glass beaded my SRX clutch and my Apex clutch.. after that I used scotch brite the sheaves. awesome finish
 
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