Wet Clutch

Wet Clutch

Wet clutch are universal and found on any bike. Almost 99% of motorcycle manufactured uses this kind of clutch. In the wet clutch set up the entire clutch is inside the case of the bike. Here it is bathed in oil which acts like a kind of dampener. It stops the clutch from knocking on itself.

Advantages:

• It has less wear and tear effect due to oil circulation.
• It has smoother engagement compare to dry clutch
• It is cooled by engine oil
• It tolerates slipping during initial clutch take off
• It is cheaper to manufacture
• The wet clutch operation is quiet and makes less noise compare to dry clutch operation.

Disadvantages:

• Oil needs to be circulated specially for the clutch presence.
• Due to rotation of clutch in oil then engine losses some horse power to rear wheel
• Clutch garbage and hammer mixes in engine oil (an oil filter fitted to avoid such problem)

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