OB_Brock Davidson
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Unlike some individuals in the industry, I am not the type of person to bad-mouth
anothers product in an attempt to make a quick buck.
It has been brought to my attention
that the marketing plans for a new "cheaper" cure for the Hayabusas clutch woes are
doing just this, using the BDE/Schnitz Clutch Enhancement ( part # BRO1012) as the
target.
In the history of the BDE solution to this problem there have been ZERO failures! I personally have seen several examples, from customers that were either sold a bad product or ruined there own, of how NOT to cure the problem.
The BDE cure involves fixturing, clamping, and welding of two dissimilar materials of a different hardness. As a result of the
two parts cooling at a different rate, it is typical for small cracks to form at the trailing end of these welds. This is NOT a problem, the welds are approximately 3/4 inch in total length with very deep penetration.The cracks form in an area that is subjected to very little stress.
I have had customers voice their concerns about the cracks. My policy; if a BDE Clutch
Cam assembly were to fail, a new assembly will be sent to the customer at NO Charge, accompanied by a check REFUNDING the FULL purchase price! This is assuming that the exact place/date of purchase and origin of the assembly are verified.
Out of the hundreds that have been sold,I have NEVER had to do this!
I have pondered the design of the cheap cure, some questions for the manufacturer
would be:
1: Does your design rely on clamp
pressure to offset shear forces?
2: Does your design do anything to
assure concentricity between two
parts that were intentionally
designed to be a loose fit for there
original,non-dead-stop-launch
application ?
3: Does your design place additional
stresses on the inner clutch basket
that it was not originally designed to
withstand?
4: Does your design increase the chances of
aluminum particles/shavings entering
the engine oil?
I am not bad-mouthing! These are simply some questions that I feel an informed consumer would ask.
Brock Davidson
owner Brock Davidson Enterprises
and Team BDE Suzuki
anothers product in an attempt to make a quick buck.
It has been brought to my attention
that the marketing plans for a new "cheaper" cure for the Hayabusas clutch woes are
doing just this, using the BDE/Schnitz Clutch Enhancement ( part # BRO1012) as the
target.
In the history of the BDE solution to this problem there have been ZERO failures! I personally have seen several examples, from customers that were either sold a bad product or ruined there own, of how NOT to cure the problem.
The BDE cure involves fixturing, clamping, and welding of two dissimilar materials of a different hardness. As a result of the
two parts cooling at a different rate, it is typical for small cracks to form at the trailing end of these welds. This is NOT a problem, the welds are approximately 3/4 inch in total length with very deep penetration.The cracks form in an area that is subjected to very little stress.
I have had customers voice their concerns about the cracks. My policy; if a BDE Clutch
Cam assembly were to fail, a new assembly will be sent to the customer at NO Charge, accompanied by a check REFUNDING the FULL purchase price! This is assuming that the exact place/date of purchase and origin of the assembly are verified.
Out of the hundreds that have been sold,I have NEVER had to do this!
I have pondered the design of the cheap cure, some questions for the manufacturer
would be:
1: Does your design rely on clamp
pressure to offset shear forces?
2: Does your design do anything to
assure concentricity between two
parts that were intentionally
designed to be a loose fit for there
original,non-dead-stop-launch
application ?
3: Does your design place additional
stresses on the inner clutch basket
that it was not originally designed to
withstand?
4: Does your design increase the chances of
aluminum particles/shavings entering
the engine oil?
I am not bad-mouthing! These are simply some questions that I feel an informed consumer would ask.
Brock Davidson
owner Brock Davidson Enterprises
and Team BDE Suzuki