Re: Early Model - 1909 / 1910?

Posted by HH56 On 2015/12/27 12:26:52

That clutch is quite the affair and I imagine an expensive piece to make. Was it a dry clutch and if so, what about longevity of what appears to be thin plates and linings.

All the mfgs were experimenting with various types then and we know the single disc finally won out. Am sure expense was one major factor to its adoption but was there any other reasons such as a significant improvement in life and power handling ability or was that a tossup and it mostly came down to simplicity and cost reduction. I know the racing cars still use multiple discs and it would seem that Packard item would transmit a fair amount of torque more than a single disc.