DemonRC
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I installed the new Lauterbacher 3 shoe today and took it apart to figure out how this thing actually worked. It's a work of art and I'd hate to cover it up under the clutch bell. It's also built totally different from the Lauterbacher and Elcon 4 shoe. Instead of springs pushing the shoes inward it uses a spring loaded pressure plate to put pressure on the face plate pushing the shoes inward. You can see that the shoes and the front/rear plates are ramped. This is a similar to proven design taken from some 1/8 racing clutches. For example, Kyosho and Werks Racing clutches. The advantage to this is that any adjustment you make, via the center nut, will produce equal resistance to each shoe. This was always a PITA with my Elcon 4 shoe because you have to count screw turns on each shoe to make sure you have equal adjustment on each show. You don't want one shoe engaging before the others. I've had 1 spring go soft in my Elcon and I never knew about it untill I saw that 1 shoe was totally worn while the others still looked new. With this new 3 shoe design you don't have to worry about that. As far as performance goes, it performs just as good as the Elcon or Lauterbacher 4 shoe but with extra perks.
Pros:
1) Lighter than the Elcon or Lauterbacher 4 shoe. I'd guestimate it's dam near 1/2 the weight of the stock setup (2x shoes, 2x 10mm bolts, 2x washers, and clutch mount)
2) Equal shoe resistance
3) Does not lose it's adjustment
Cons:
Will cost you your left nut
Does not come with the adjustment tool, however, it is easily adjusted with needle nose pliers.
Pros:
1) Lighter than the Elcon or Lauterbacher 4 shoe. I'd guestimate it's dam near 1/2 the weight of the stock setup (2x shoes, 2x 10mm bolts, 2x washers, and clutch mount)
2) Equal shoe resistance
3) Does not lose it's adjustment
Cons:
Will cost you your left nut
Does not come with the adjustment tool, however, it is easily adjusted with needle nose pliers.
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