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Clutch fluid - Steve carroll - 06-21-2017
Seems like I read this somewhere you can use ford type f Trany fluid in horstman wet clutch.if not what can I use?
RE: Clutch fluid - Bobby Garland Jr - 06-21-2017
(06-21-2017, 09:06 PM)Steve carroll Wrote: Seems like I read this somewhere you can use ford type f Trany fluid in horstman wet clutch.if not what can I use?
Steve, I use Pennzoil Type F and also Mobil 1 Synth. if I'm going to slip more. Mobil1 Synth will hold up to the temps better. Bobby Garland Jr.
RE: Clutch fluid - Paul F - 06-22-2017
I've also read that you can use turbine oil.
RE: Clutch fluid - doug tenney - 06-22-2017
Not the expert here, but maybe this will help. Past threads seem to conclude:
For FIBER shoe and disk (eg, DXL) clutches, there are proponents of L&T clutch oil, Tric-Loc (Driven Racing/ATI, available from Jegs & Summit), Redline and various automotive ATF's (Mercon V, B&M Trick Shift, Type F). Reportedly, 50 years ago Type F was the ticket, but compred to modern oils, it degrades much more quickly (but with any of these, you have to change it after every race day anyway, so I guess the adequacy of Type F would depend on your specific setup, track, driving style, etc.) And yes, some guys report great success with turbine oil!
Metal shoe wet clutches (Burco and Horstman Slip-O-Matic and Slip-A-Just) are a different story.
What model of clutch are you working with?
RE: Clutch fluid - Steve carroll - 06-22-2017
Clutch is a horstman Dxl.
RE: Clutch fluid - tom dandes - 06-23-2017
I used the Ford type F for years before I got out of karting. Never had any issues and it was cheap. I'm using it now with a DXL with no issues.
RE: Clutch fluid - Steve carroll - 06-23-2017
Thanks will give it a try.will change after race.
RE: Clutch fluid - Terry Bentley - 07-03-2017
Tranny fluid of any type will work. But ends up polishing over the steels. Jet turbine oil works best in any of the wet clutches. I sold gallons of BP turbo 2380 for years. Worked better than anything else I have ever seen available.
RE: Clutch fluid - David Luciani - 07-03-2017
synthetic tranny oil is excellent.
i use the ford stuff as i have/had three gallons when i mistakenly bought enough to fill my freshly rebuilt tranny. didn't occur to me they'd fill it and test before i got it.
i couldn't return it so i tried it in the dxl and hartman clutches i was running. was as good as anything i'd used maybe doesn't burn as much.
i've had zero problems and on tracks where the clutch isn't banged on/off as much it's stayed fairly red the whole day.
