Slip clutch repair

[Newtogreen]

I am in the process of repairing my Walterscheid 2 disc non-adjustable slip clutch that was on my Maschio tiller. This clutch was rusted bad due to sitting out side uncovered for many years. I have taken it apart and cleaned all the rust off by using a solvent and sandblasting. I also have new friction discs. My question to anyone that is familiar with this clutch should I paint inside of the housing,both sides of the thrust plate and the belleville springs. I know the hub shouldn't be painted because of the slipping motion between the friction discs but I don't know if the friction discs themselves rotate. If the discs don't rotate I would think it would be ok to paint these parts. Thanks for any information. Larry

 

[Denwa]

Here, this might help in understanding how it works. I logged in and looked close at the thing and still don't understand zactly what's going on there.

From my point of ignorance I would think it OK to paint anything but the friction surfaces.

Dennis

 

[Newtogreen]

Dennis, thats just it, I don't know if the two friction disc will occasionally rotate also. If I knew the friction discs would stay stationary and the hub would just rotate between them I would think it will ok to paint these parts. I'm thinking that the two disc will rotate also at times if so paint would not be a good idea.Any more comments are welcome. Thanks Larry

 

[Sportsman762]

I had a slip clutch on my tiller that I redid. The inside of the clutch where the friction material goes was not painted from the factory. I decided not to paint this. My slip clutch is covered on the tiller by a metal shield to keep the rain out. It worked well I just sandblasted the springs and replaced the bolts. i have not tried it since i cleaned it up because my tractor a Ford 8N can't handle a tiller.

 

[Newtogreen]

Thanks Sportsman but this clutch is built differently than the type you have. Larry

 

[Sportsman762]

Thanks Sportsman but this clutch is built differently than the type you have. Larry

Oh I did not think of that oops. All the slip clutches I have dealt with were the same. here are some pics of my clutch before I painted it. My friction discs were in good shape. this is it still together. here is it partially apart. Hope this helps if it is different ignore my previous post.