Eclipse clutch - Do I oil the disks?

[pfindlay]

When assembling an Eclipse engine shaft clutch (1914), should the clutch disks be oiled? If so, with what sort of oil?

Peter

[c.o.]

Peter, I don't know if I can be much help with your question but it seems to me your clutch might have an oil bath system?

[pfindlay]

Thanks, Cory, but I'm talking about the clutch used on Excelsiors, Hendersons, and other makes during the early teens. It's multi-disk, external, and just fits on to the end of the engine shaft. No oil bath.

Peter

Peter, I don't know if I can be much help with your question but it seems to me your clutch might have an oil bath system?

[c.o.]

Alright Peter, I guess I had the ol' eyeballs out of focus when I was digging through some clutch references. From what I can glean from the books it appears as though the discs should be oiled. I see mention of mid to light grade engine oil but nothing specific. There are a few folks that visit here that ought to know a precise answer to your question. With any luck they show up in the not to distant future.