{"id":6258,"date":"2016-06-24T12:17:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T19:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/?p=6258"},"modified":"2022-05-06T16:55:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T23:55:49","slug":"a-look-at-the-ram-single-disc-sintered-iron-clutch-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2016\/06\/24\/a-look-at-the-ram-single-disc-sintered-iron-clutch-system\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at the RAM single disc sintered iron clutch system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A good look at the new <em>Ram<\/em> clutch which we have considered for future use in our &#8217;57. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[Note, we did install this new <em>Ram<\/em> clutch in the &#8217;57 in late 2017]<\/span> Our current <em>Ram<\/em> clutch does not use centrifugal assist and uses a 6-paddle disc. Our\u00a0only current adjustment is static pressure. This new clutch features both static and centrifugal adjustment. However with a clutch-assisted gearbox where you use the clutch on every shift like ours, I&#8217;m not convinced this clutch would be a gain. Neither was <em>Ram<\/em> when I asked them about it a few months back and showed them video of our &#8217;57.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This is <em>Ram&#8217;s<\/em> answer to the well known\u00a0<em>McLeod Soft Loc<\/em> &#8211; <em>Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:560px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ySy4_qM4hA0\"><div id=\"lyte_ySy4_qM4hA0\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ySy4_qM4hA0\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ySy4_qM4hA0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ySy4_qM4hA0\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"560\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:560px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This is our current <em>Ram<\/em> disc &amp; pressure plate<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4851\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1827b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4851\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4851\" src=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1827b.jpg\" alt=\"With the engine out of the '57, it was time to replace our clutch disc. We get about 45 runs on these Ram discs and about 90 runs on their pressure plate in the '57: They also make this same disc in a solid hub (no springs) which the car loves but it is absolutely BRUTAL on the transmission and rear gears!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1827b.jpg 640w, https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1827b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1827b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>We get about 45 runs on these Ram discs and about 90 runs on their pressure plate in the &#8217;57: They also make this same disc in a solid hub (no springs) which the car loves but it is absolutely BRUTAL on the transmission and rear gears!<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6267\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ram-Long-Pressure-Plate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6267\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6267\" src=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ram-Long-Pressure-Plate.jpg\" alt=\"Our current Ram Long-style pressure plate with adjustable static pressure\" width=\"400\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ram-Long-Pressure-Plate.jpg 400w, https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ram-Long-Pressure-Plate-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Our current Ram Long-style pressure plate with adjustable static pressure<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.handaninc.com\/default.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/handan-best.jpg\" alt=\"HandanTrailerRepair\" width=\"645\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Need trailer repairs while at <em>Pacific Raceways?<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> Call 206-391-9695 for a price quote!<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good look at the new Ram clutch which we have considered for future use in our &#8217;57. [Note, we did install this new Ram clutch in the &#8217;57 in late 2017] Our current Ram clutch does not use centrifugal &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2016\/06\/24\/a-look-at-the-ram-single-disc-sintered-iron-clutch-system\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,16,20],"tags":[95],"class_list":["post-6258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clutch","category-discussions","category-technical-discussions","tag-clutches"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6258"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10063,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6258\/revisions\/10063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}