Clutch slipping when in boost

[Bikeric]

TLDR, but here is a thread about the South Bend clutch.
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...tage-2-clutch-1st-look-and-impressions.68877/

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[Sparkie]

Yeah, riding the clutch to the point of smelling it doesn’t happen very many times before the clutch is toast. It’s hard to imagine that being necessary if transmission was in crawl gear and transfer case was in 4 low. You can walk beside one of these running 2500 RPM in low/low.

Yup.
When my Old Gray Horse is setup like that and I thought a trail might still require more torque, I would quickly "tap out" and find another path. You can call me "chicken" and I'll wear that patch because I think it would save me personal harm and keep my horse running free instead recovering in Ford's stable.

 

[BadlandsA51]

The gear reduction is around 90:1 on one of them in low/low. Can’t imagine where you would go that would require more torque than that.

 

[Sparkie]

The gear reduction is around 90:1 on one of them in low/low. Can’t imagine where you would go that would require more torque than that.

I honestly don't know what trails.
You would have to ask OP where he goes off-roading.

 

[Brian_B]

I will admit, there are some downhill (or, down slope, or down rock - however you want to say it) - some very steep obstacles, where 4L Crawl gear is not slow enough for me to be comfortable, even at idle. That is a situation where I ride the clutch a bit to keep from stalling the engine out (while riding the brake pretty hard).

Granted, there's no actual torque there other than a bit of engine braking, and I've never smelled clutch doing it. Going up the same obstacles - no need to ride the clutch, just make sure to give it enough throttle in the first place.

I have to be careful when I get stuck in snow and try rocking, I seem to overheat the clutch very easily doing that. I always want to catch that momentum when it swings back, but the tires are still going the wrong way, and changing direction of the tires with the clutch is really hard on it.

 

[BadlandsA51]

I will admit, there are some downhill (or, down slope, or down rock - however you want to say it) - some very steep obstacles, where 4L Crawl gear is not slow enough for me to be comfortable, even at idle. That is a situation where I ride the clutch a bit to keep from stalling the engine out (while riding the brake pretty hard).

Granted, there's no actual torque there other than a bit of engine braking, and I've never smelled clutch doing it. Going up the same obstacles - no need to ride the clutch, just make sure to give it enough throttle in the first place.

I have to be careful when I get stuck in snow and try rocking, I seem to overheat the clutch very easily doing that. I always want to catch that momentum when it swings back, but the tires are still going the wrong way, and changing direction of the tires with the clutch is really hard on it.

I wouldn’t ride the clutch, I would recommend disengaging it completely. If you are going that slow, the engine would probably be trying to speed you up rather than offering any engine braking. You are probably working the engine and clutch against the brakes. And, at that slow of speed, engine braking wouldn’t be needed. Us guys with automatic transmissions don’t have engine braking at that low of speed and we get by fine.

 

[Sparkie]

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I have to be careful when I get stuck in snow and try rocking, I seem to overheat the clutch very easily doing that. I always want to catch that momentum when it swings back, but the tires are still going the wrong way, and changing direction of the tires with the clutch is really hard on it.
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@Brian_B Hey brother, I'm concerned about where you've taking yourself. Were you in your Bronco when you could smell the clutch?

My MT front-wheel-drive sedans and MT rear-wheel-drive sports cars occasionally got stuck when I was not driving mindfully. As you know, in those rocking situations, the clutch riding is that fine "back-and-forth" play between "gentle clutch touch" and "mild engine throttle". I never got to the point of smoking the clutch. (One time, I did need a few friends to help push. My tire treads were old and it would not rock.)

With all our New England snow this winter, my Bronco and I had plenty of fun testing out different G.O.A.T. modes. There was never a snow rut, ice layer, or slush valley that 4WD on my Bronco could not instantly move us along without needing to rock the Bronco. When I first got it, I did try rocking in a gully with 2WD to get a feel for the "clutch bite", but it was completely unnecessary -- my Bronco and I were just getting to know each other and having fun.

Before your next snow trail, take your Bronco out for some "joy riding" and rockin' and a rollin'.

 

[Brian_B]

@Brian_B Hey brother, I'm concerned about where you've taking yourself. Were you in your Bronco when you could smell the clutch?

My MT front-wheel-drive sedans and MT rear-wheel-drive sports cars occasionally got stuck when I was not driving mindfully. As you know, in those rocking situations, the clutch riding is that fine "back-and-forth" play between "gentle clutch touch" and "mild engine throttle". I never got to the point of smoking the clutch. (One time, I did need a few friends to help push. My tire treads were old and it would not rock.)

With all our New England snow this winter, my Bronco and I had plenty of fun testing out different G.O.A.T. modes. There was never a snow rut, ice layer, or slush valley that 4WD on my Bronco could not instantly move us along without needing to rock the Bronco. When I first got it, I did try rocking in a gully with 2WD to get a feel for the "clutch bite", but it was completely unnecessary -- my Bronco and I were just getting to know each other and having fun.

Before your next snow trail, take your Bronco out for some "joy riding" and rockin' and a rollin'.

36"+ Sierra Nevada snow pack.

I will admit, I'm not the most proficient driver in the snow. But I'm trying to learn.

 

[Sparkie]

36"+ Sierra Nevada snow pack.

I will admit, I'm not the most proficient driver in the snow. But I'm trying to learn.

That sounds like fun.
Well, you know what they say about "practicing"...
-- as long as you are doing safely.

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