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Last week I had a few spare hours so I decided to finally replace the cork liners on the clutch plates for my Tractor 11.

The hardest part was removing the old lining. I'm sure smarter folk out there have better methods but without getting too heavy handed I came up with this idea.

I used one of my old fish filleting knives and cut around the lining in such a fashion.


Once I removed most of the cork bulk I put a few mm of fuel in on old baking tray and plonked the plate in to soak for a few minutes. The fuel did a great job at softening the contact cement. The rest of the removal was a slow process involving removing a bit and then resoaking etc etc,

After a while I came up with the finished product


The scratches on one of the plates is from a prior attempt by someone. I usually try and limit damage to anything I play with. I take a steady steady approach.


I used a fast dry contact cement which I applied with a cheapie narrow paint brush. Coated both sides till touch dry then applied both surfaces together and slight pressure and I left them for a few days.



Hopefully I will have a nice responsive reverse pedal which is what I was lacking.

I might have to play with shims upon axle reassembly due to the thicker pad material. If that's the case I will add the detail here.

Thanks