Clutch Cheap clutch repair

[Fabian]

I have no idea if your clutch pads contain asbestos, and i have no idea if the clutch pads in my previous engines contained asbestos, but what i do know is that the clutch pads i purchased may very well contain asbestos, considering the vendor refused to let me take the pads out of the heat sealed plastic bags whilst in his presence, making comment that the dust was dangerous, but the pads work really well.

In saying, i treat the the product as if it were asbestos, employing sound safety procedures to prevent fibres getting airborne; and if working on the clutch, i'm constantly soaking the entire area in alcohol.

 

[wally]

IMHO the asbestos scare is over rated. The amount of dust after blowing it out, again IMHO, won't cause any problems. These people that have been affected worked for YEARS in an atmosphere laden with fibres, like that Aus women who died after drinking 10Lt (3USGal) CoCa-Cola per day. The gold miners are also starting to complain about the dust.

 

[Fabian]

Completely agree with you. Many people have smoked all their life and lived to old age, many people have taken to drink excessively and lived to old age, many people have worked in the asbestos industry and lived to old age, and many people have done all of these things and lived to old age, though maybe not in idealistic health.

There is so much asbestos hanging around in the environment from use up to the 1980's and the aviation industry is still certified to use asbestos products in certain applications because of it's excellent properties.

In fact asbestos use has not been phased out completely, to this day:

http://www.asbestos-attorney.com/asbestos_today.htm


It is not widely publicised but talcum powder has a small fractional percentage of asbestos as both minerals occur together. Women who slather themselves in the stuff are at greater risk of developing reproductive cancer:

http://www.organicformulations.com/160/Talcum-Powder-and-cancer


and we haven't even got onto the subject of the use of depleted uranium as ballast on the control surfaces of civil and military aviation systems:

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/1776318/


but i would be more concerned about the effects of GMO foods and the dangerous effects of massively over prescribed mental health drugs and antibiotic medicines.


Yes, asbestos is a deadly product if enough of it gets into your lungs and your body has a low irritant threshold, but there is no escaping asbestos fibres floating about as tons and tons of the stuff has been pumped into the environment from the 1940's through to the 1980's

With appropriate precautions asbestos can be safely handled.

 

[Bob K]

I can guarantee that you will have no health issues whatsoever with those little itty bitty pads.
( used to work in the industry and my spirographical lung test last week left me at 105% capacity)
(spirograph test: blow through the tube until you feel like you are going to pass out, look it up.

I cannot say the same for when you actually ride the bike...:helmet:

 

[HeadSmess]

at least i concurr with the 2nd page on this new interesting topic!

yes, asbestos, a mineral, a rock, forming fibrous strands, unlike mica, which forms flat sheets. it is the nature of these fibres that is the danger. the stuff itself is completely inert. its used because its a rock, it doesnt burn. (ok...sulfur is also a rock...shutup).

mica, talc, asbestos. all very similar in composition. more a matter of prevailing conditions at the time as to what will form..

the fibres in brake/clutch pads form tough grippy fibres embedded in a binder, that are resistant to heat. perfect.

it makes a good insulator. stick a lump of asbestos into a blender and you got some nice fibrous material just like cotton wool but tougher!

all this hoo haa about asbestos annoys me.

consider one friend, an old mechanic. from the days of blowing out brake drums with airlines...in big workshops with no dust extractors...

some of his old work colleagues have died from emphysemia or similar respiratory diseases. he smoked as well as breathing in just as much asbestos as those guys...his lungs are fine. his backs stuffed but! some of his old colleagues have died from other, non asbestos related ailments too! amazing!

some people are affected, others arent. while it should be avoided, its not necessarily a bad thing. just its inappropriate useage and peoples ignorance, as usual...


now GM? genetically modified organisms? they are completly and utterly wrong. wrong. wrong. that they are allowed into our food system is one of the biggest blunders in human history. we'll find out one day i guess...


radioactive waste in china foundries? entirely plausible! nukes are humanities second biggest blunder, and just like all these cooking shows, noone ever contemplates the waste produced... sewerage disposal, uranium "23whatever it is" after its exhausted disposal... nah, just dig a deep hole, it will be fine...

would explain why it welds so badly!

 

[Fabian]

radioactive waste in china foundries? entirely plausible!

Not just plausible, it's a virtual certainty because this is what is being officially proposed in America:

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/01/government-to-dispose-of-radioactive-waste-by-putting-it-in-our-silverware.html


and this is the inescapable fact of what is happening, even with waste control guidelines:

http://www.consumer.org.my/index.php/products/106-household/205-radioactive-metals-in-consumer-products

so

it's a virtual certainty that Chinese foundries (or foundries in 3rd world countries) will be processing radioactive material in with their steel production.
No one would bother testing for radiation levels in construction metals so higher level radioactive substances could be thrown into the melting pot, which is such a convenient way of solving the ever escalating radioactive waste issue, except for everyone who comes into contact with the finished product.