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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: SteveGoodz on June 24, 2010, 17:35:27
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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