How to add weight to wet clutch

I did this to my wet clutch when I put my new one in last night....It made a HUGE difference.  Takes off nice and smooth now and launches much faster/harder.

it won't let me view the pics in the other forum....

Here is Stuntmans write up from the RF............


I have recived numours requests on how to add lead weight to the wet clutch, So I have put some Pic's together to help. Adding weight to the wet clutch does basicly two things, It engages the clutch earlyer for better bottom end take off, And helps stop the clutch from sliping under a load. This was an experiment I tryed when I was Mud racing and it made a Huge differance. I now perform this mod on everyday riders and they all love it. As the pics show, disasemble the top of the wet clutch, Measure out 6 to 7 grams of lead for each hole, use a bent spoon and torch to melt the lead and then pour into each hole in the clutch shoe. If you melt it in you dont need to secure it with anything. then put the plates and spring back on top of the clutch. One warning, on the 700 shoes they have a slot at the bottom that might let some melted lead out, If it does just re melt it and pour it back in the hole. If you have any questions feel free to call me. My # is on my profile. Good luck, Mike

no pics came up larry

The pics were showing up ;ast night. And all of a sudden, I noticed a lot of pics are not showing up.

Interesting. Those pix are on the RF net site. It might be that they are being blocked. A posessiveness thing?

If you need them, you can put the mouse cursor over the red X and right click. Hit 'properties' in the list, swipe the url text and copy. Paste them onto the address bar in a new tab in your browser.

Here is one of the pix:

http://www.rhinoforums.net/attachments/how/31625d1355692279-add-weight-wet-clutch-img_1265.jpg

Let me try to reload them. Let me know if they show up........

Firefighter wrote:

Let me try to reload them. Let me know if they show up........

They are showing just fine, and not oversized, to boot! I see that you moved them to a safer host site, Thanks!

going to attempt this when I get my jbs  sheave,  and do a oil change

do you have to be precise with the amount in each hole?  you say 6 to 7 grams but do the all need to be the same in each hole.  gonna be sluggin my wet clutch this evening

I slugged mine and i added 6.5 grams to each of my holes...It is great

txgrown1404 wrote:

do you have to be precise with the amount in each hole?  you say 6 to 7 grams but do the all need to be the same in each hole.  gonna be sluggin my wet clutch this evening

Let me know what you think I am getting mine done next week while I am out of town I bought the KMS kit and just happens I need an oil change so getting it done as well. I have been reading on it for days now but most guys just say "Its great" but dont really go into details.

what kind of details do you want?  The clutch engages much quicker and feels like it grabs much better with less slippage.  Its pretty simple to do if you can pull your sheave you can do this.  Top end didnt get effected at all.  Im not a mud rider so i cant comment on that.  If you want to slide the back end around its much easier now.

I've heard the kms  kit isn't as perfect as they say..... loose fitting brass slugs..    that's y I'm doin it myself. (well gunna try)......

yeah I heard the kms kit slugs aren't snug.  that's why im melting lead in mine.

let us know how it goes!

its real easy to do , some one asked about keeping the same weight per hole
 mine I scaled each till they where identical . my thinking was that its a rotating shaft
 an if the weights are not the same it could cause vibration maybe out of balance ,
 that's my 2cents

chuddly wrote:

what kind of details do you want?  The clutch engages much quicker and feels like it grabs much better with less slippage.  Its pretty simple to do if you can pull your sheave you can do this.  Top end didnt get effected at all.  Im not a mud rider so i cant comment on that.  If you want to slide the back end around its much easier now.

how great is it? gives us all the details..lol...next sheave service its on over here in CA..lol

ASPENDELL ROVER wrote:

chuddly wrote:

what kind of details do you want?  The clutch engages much quicker and feels like it grabs much better with less slippage.  Its pretty simple to do if you can pull your sheave you can do this.  Top end didnt get effected at all.  Im not a mud rider so i cant comment on that.  If you want to slide the back end around its much easier now.

how great is it? gives us all the details..lol...next sheave service its on over here in CA..lol

make sure you order the gasket from James....youll need it.

Also its as great as great gets.  You get added performance for little to no money (just the price of the gasket and anyone can get enough lead for free to do this.  But dont let your wife see you steal a spoon to melt lead.  She WILL get mad

well got my wet clutch out and and im about to slug and I was wonder if my  clutch is ok .  here are few pics.  any help will help
 

 

 

Well I got my KMS slug kit put in last week while I was out of town and I picked it up Friday afternoon when I got back and had the chance to ride it some this weekend. So far so good I like it I will say I did notice before the install I seemed to have more of a jump off the line feeling when I stomped the pedal from a dead stop which I like to relate to as popping the clutch feel and now not as noticeable more of just a soon as you touch the pedal you immediately go. I also noticed since my rhino is heavy it seems to put more of that stock light weight, no accessories, factory wheels and tire peppy feel back into it.