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Clutch Material
« on: June 24, 2010, 17:35:27 »
Okay folks,

Just a general question here. Does anyone know if the material used in clutches are carcenogenic when burned?

A mate of mine works for a large company with a fleet of Merc Sprinter vans. The van he is driving at the moment has a distinct smell of burned clutch and although he's complained about it his manager is being a bit awkward about providing a different vehicle.

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Re: Clutch Material
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2010, 17:50:50 »
Modern clutches/brakes are not allowed to contain asbestos. Not sure if any of the other stuff in there is a problem though.
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Re: Clutch Material
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2010, 22:26:35 »
You mean the clutch is going or he just doesn't like the smell?

Crack a magic tree in there unprotected!
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Re: Clutch Material
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2010, 06:26:02 »
Quote from: V8MoneyPit on June 24, 2010, 17:50:50
Modern clutches/brakes are not allowed to contain asbestos. Not sure if any of the other stuff in there is a problem though.

Cheers Steve, I thought he was okay but fealt sure this was the place to find out for sure  :)
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Re: Clutch Material
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2010, 06:28:04 »
Quote from: Tommo on June 24, 2010, 22:26:35
You mean the clutch is going or he just doesn't like the smell?

Crack a magic tree in there unprotected!

He says the clutch is working fine, but it smells like it's been abused at some time in the recent past and smells really bad.

I think he's planning to get an air freshener today  :)
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Re: Clutch Material
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2010, 12:12:41 »
Give it a gentle bit of stick to take the burned surface off it.  Modern clutches contain exotic materials like Kevlar and ground fish bones to name 2
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Re: Clutch Material
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2010, 18:31:22 »
I spoke to my mate again just a while ago and he tells me that the smell is less noticable today - maybe he's getting used to it  :P

Anyway, he's back in his normal vehicle on Monday

Thanks for the responses .. this really is a great place to get information  :D
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