V-SMART June 2018

The Learning Zone

SAVE MONEY WITH VALEO SELF ADJUSTING TECHNOLOGY

With many clutch manufacturers it is necessary to use specific tooling for pre-tensioning self adjusting clutches before removal or installation. If the special tool is not used, the pressure plate can be damaged which will cause the clutch to malfunction. These additional tools typically cost repairers hundreds of pounds to buy before they can fit the clutch. The good news is Valeo conversion kits are now built without self adjusting technology incorporated into the clutch cover that would require an additional tool to fit. All Valeo SAT clutches are either locked in place by a transport plate (right) or have SAT technology that requires no setting during fitment. Valeo have also designed and manufactured a new type of technology to replace SAT. A HEC (High Efficiency Clutch) looks similar to a standard type clutch where there is no self adjusting system incorporated into the clutch cover, but the friction material used is a high performance design with low wear rate properties. This will mean the clutch cover assembly will be working within the ideal operating window for longer and will offer the same lifetime performance as a SAT clutch. The advantage of the low wear material used in a HEC clutch will mean the clutch will offer a longer life and will not suffer from a progressively heavier pedal action. Again, no self adjusting tool is required when fitting the clutch.

A Valeo self adjusting clutch cover with a built in locking plate

A self adjusting tool not required for Valeo self adjusting technology

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