Re-corking clutch disc

[Deleted User]
[Deleted User]
edited May 2012 in HUDSON
Hallo,
I need re-corking the clutch disc of my 1932 Hudson coupe. I tried to come in touch with Doug Wildrick and sent him several emails, unfortunately I got no answer since a few day. Did he change his email adress ? Perhaps somebody knows what´s the matter ? Here in germany this system is not well known, I am a bit afraid to use technical cork, nobody here has experiences with this problem.

Regards from germany
Juergen

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  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Juergen:

    Here is the website for Doug Wildrick: http://www.wildrickrestoration.com/

    The e-mail address shown there, should be correct.
  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    edited August 2014
    Thanks for the link. I always wondered how the cork was installed on the clutch disk.
    Lee O'Dell
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    edited May 2012
    I recently visited with a forklift mechanic. One of the facts about forklift operation is they use fluid clutches. Sound familiar? The clutches use cork mounted into a steel disc! after a bit of discussion I learned my new aquaintance also rebuilds these discs. Still will go to Doug and Ron for Hudson work, but nice to know there are craftsmen nearby who can cork Hudson clutches too.
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    I just had one done by Ron Fellows. Ads in WTN. Nice job. Sent him my core and had it back within a week in NYS

    hudnutz39@sbcglobal.net
  • Clutchguy
    Clutchguy Senior Contributor
    Try emailing me?. I don't know why it wouldn't come thru. I have been very busy in the shop and also we have been out of town for a few days in St.Louis. Sorry you couldn't reach us. Thanks Doug
  • Terraplane33
    Terraplane33 Expert Adviser
    Very interesting topic & pictures ! Thanks !
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    edited May 2012
    Huddy 42 (Les P) in Australia has talked about a system using bonded sheet cork. I'm told it works well, but why go away from the original method? Geoff Clark in NZ also recorks clutches in the traditional way. He increases the density of the cork (& presumably the life of the clutch) by compressing the corks after they've been inserted
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    Dave Y, the reason we went away from the original cork idea, was the problem of buying decent corks, many yeears ago my father made a special machine to insert the corks under air through a tube set up which he designed, we used to boil the corks in hot water and old sump oil, then he would grind the corks in a lathe and then compress them as Geoff does, this method was 100% BUT, the main problem was that every second or third cork would snap in half and we wasted more corks than we fitted. I have had one of the bonded plates in my '42 Hudson for over 23 years now with not a problem, I have done dozens and dozens over the years using this method and only had one complaint, still doing them today but, if you can buy good corks go for it. When we were doing the cork set up, I would like a dollar for every cork that I put in a Hudson/Terraplane cluch over the 30 or 40 years that we did them. I could be well and truly retired .LOL
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    Les is right about using quality corks. I recently bought a quantity of corks from Widget, and these are the best quality corks I have ever had. Even with the 2nd-rate corks Ihad before, I only ever used to break about two or three per plate, so technique in insertion is important.
    Geoff
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