Clutching-basic ?'s from a mental midget

[switchback]

Sorry, didn't do a search so I could ask questions. Talk to me about clutching. I can setup but kind of do it by the seat of my pants. How can you tell if it isn't backshifting fast enough, when to tighten the spring, more/less agressive helix etc. I know more weight makes it pull r's longer before shifting out and less wt will bring it up quicker. A steep helix keeps it in low gear a little longer but shifts up quicker where a lower angle allows it to shift up quicker. Safe to assume a steeper angle allows quicker backshifts especially when coupled with a stiffer spring?

 

[Linc]

A really great book on clutching is from Olav AAen I think it's called clutching basics,it's areally good read.

But one of the answers is for backshifting,if the engine gets pulled down in rpm ,even if it dips,usually means it's not backshifting quick enough ,,,or at all, but it takes some fiddling to determine if it's a secondary spring that's too light or a helix that's too steep,,,,or worse case, a secondary that's worn out or a primary that's worn out,generally though if the clutching was good before and you notice that it's suddenly going away, then check for worn out bits.

 

[switchback]

A steeper helix angle causes a slower backshift? I looked at it in the light that the steeper angle would create a quicker backshift and longer upshift.

 

[Linc]

It's actually the other way around,wicked upshift but the backshift get's sluggish.