jmendez29
New member
Ok everyone, I gotta know. I wanted to get the AAEN book about clutching but I don't have time right now. I'm at this job with a pretty rigorous training program that won't be done until probably March (which is the end of the riding season for me) so I don't have time to really study another book. I bought a VMAX that needed work and the guy gave me an old busted primary with some other stuff in a box. Been a month and a half and I finally took a good inventory the other day. After sitting here reading about all you guys talk about clutching, I want the skinny on how it all works. Don't want a cookbook version for my sleds, just the basics. I plan on experimenting for myself. From what I can gather, the primary mostly controls the engagement RPM and the secondary limits the max RPM and gives feedback to the primary. Is this right, or am I off by a mile? Just the basics.
tedgoesfast
New member
ok lets start basics what you want to do is drive the belt up in the front clutch and down in the rear as fast as you can and hold the proper shift rpm the best way to learn is to talk to somone and get a clutch set up for your sled then play with it.getting the right clutch set up takes try and error you have torque to add to the equition torque of the engine throws the sled out and horsepower holds it there if you guess a combination is like try to go to the bank and open the safe
jmendez29
New member
OK. Let me rephrase. I understand the mechanics of how the clutches work, I am trying to understand what I am trying to accomplish with each clutch. When I change components (springs, weights, helix) what is the basic effect on the clutch and what is my target objective in doing so.
see the tech FAQ section of this site, theres numerous threads on this stuff!