Skip to main content
#
Home
our facebook page youtubeinstagram
My Account
Polaris, Can Am and Yamaha Clutching
Products
Blog
Duraclutches
Duraclutch R Series Clutch
Free Install Videos
Common Clutch Issues
Not Sure What to Buy?
Tech Articles/Help Center
  
Polaris Clutch Articles
16 Newer Clutch Noise
Grinding Into Gear/Creeping
Gates Belt Fitment
Clutch Shift Speed Explained
Gate C12 Belt Break In
Secondary Rollers
Polaris Secondary Clutch
Wet Clutch Slug Kit
Ranger 900 Clutch Kit
Polaris XP 1000 Clutch Kit
Presales Dalton Kit info
2015- RZR 900 Dalton Clutch Kit
Polaris Primary Bearing Info
Polaris Engine Braking Explained
Duraclutch Tuning Info
Viking Clutch Info
Wolverine/Viking Clutch Kit
Hitting limiter after Clutch Kit
Sheave Coating
Slippery Washers
Belt Temp Gauge
HD XP 9001000 Secondary
Clutch Tool and Lock Plate
High Velocity Clutch Weights
RZR XP 1000 Belt Issues
2016 RZR Clutch Kit Tech
2016 HD Roller Article
Shift RPM Explained Deeper
Duraclutch Pre-Sale Info
Duraclutches and ECU Flashes
Why is top speed important?
Nano Coating Explained
2015-17 900 RZR Belt fitment
Installing Map in PCV
Wolverin Fuel Maps
Inline Clutch Blower
Slow Clutching
Basic Clutch Kit info
Gen 2 Expectations
17 Two Seat Kit Info
Expectations of a Clutch kit
Razorback Belt Temp
Wolverine Sheave Disclaimer
Sheave Tower Machining
Viking/Wolverine Clutch kits
AIS Block Off Plate
Belt Dimensions
HW Belt Thickness Article
HW Belt better than OEM
Clutches good til they are not
Turbo RZR Kit Info
17 and Newer Secondary
Lower Belt Temps
Top Cog Belt Damage
Private Label Belts
2nd Belt Life
Roller Comparison
X2/X4 Sheave Article
White Washer Info
2015 900 Belt Info
Blower Connection
X2/X4 Dirty Sheaves
Yamaha Fan Install
Yamaha Secondary Spring
Ranger XP 1000 STD White Washer
Ranger XP Clutch Half
Washers
Can Am Tool Package Fitment List
Duraclutch difference between R and S Series
HW FAQ
Hunterworks Belt Dealers
Hunter's Link
Join Mailing List
International Orders
Canada Shipping Info
Our Philosophies
About HunterworkLLC
Return Policy
Privacy Policy
Terms and Conditions
Contact

We accept all major credit cards and Paypal.
Additional Options

Duraclutch Pre-Sales Information

The following is not from Duraclutch, this is a Hunterworks Statement

This is a old tech article some parts may no longer be applicable

Read Warranty Info on main page

The main purpose of this article is to set some expectations of the Duraclutch, it is not bullet proof and can be torn up like anything else if abused or used in a manner it just was not designed for. What has spurred this article is feedback from a few customers who did in fact abuse it knowingly or not and have their warranty denied. As of today Hunterworks has sold over 600 Duraclutches in the three years we have been selling them with just 3 warranty claims denied. In all cases the customer was offered another clutch at a reduced price though.

We could write a book 10ft thick about what not do with a Duraclutch or any clutch for that matter but I will hit some high points that have come up over time.  On warranty, it simply covers manufacturers defects not abuse.

Tires: Large tires tear up a lot of parts not just clutching. If your vehicle came with 26" tires I would not go over 28-29" tires Duraclutch or not. My general statement is never go over 3" above what stock tires are on your vehicle. Power is lost at a rate of 8% for every inch you go over stock, gear ratio goes higher with the larger tires and life span of a lot of parts goes down quickly.  If you must go over that then almost always use low range as you can wear the clutch paks out prematurely which is rare but can happen. Is there a limit on tire size that you can run with a Duraclutch? No, we have a customer with 38" terminators but the limits of the clutch are exceeded with that, he must never get out of low range and really needs a gear reduction.

Example: Had a customer in a Ranger 900 which high range is high geared anyway on a Ranger with 29" tires and he only rides slow like 5-10 mph most of the time and he was using high range and he started to wear his clutch paks out in a short period of time. The vehicles owners manual states when to use low range, that does not change with a Duraclutch. Just because you can't slip a belt don't get a false sense of security that you can't hurt the clutch. Use low range when driving that slow. For the record, a Ranger is geared too high in high range for what it is normally used for. Make this a crew cab, add four people then say 30" tires and above it is a recipe for disaster under the right conditions. Duraclutch or not, use low range when you should use low range.

Another customer had 33" tires on a 800 RZR with no gear reduction and was complaining about the clutch paks were slipping when he got it deep in the mud and could not turn the tires over.  The simple answer is, he went to far with tires for his vehicle and nothing was going to get them going in that situation. If he had say 28" tires I bet it would turn them just fine.

Gear Reduction: A gear reduction is an aftermarket set of transmission gears or what is called a portal lift/gear reduction done at the wheels that you have installed aftermarket, not something that comes from the factory.  A gear lift or internal transmission reduction needs different flyweights in your stock clutch or Duraclutch. If you have light weights because you have really large tires and then you do the gear reduction the stress and load is off your clutch but the light weights will have less clamping force on the belt in the Duraclutch or stock clutch and under the right conditions it can slip the belt and cause you some issues. With a gear reduction you will have much higher rpm and might not notice the belt slipping.  Let this go long enough it can destroy the clutch

Example: Customer with 34" tires on a RZR 900 bought portals, he didn't tell us and truthfully we didn't know this was an issue at the time. He needed to swap back to the heaviest weights we have for use with the gear reduction. Blunt statement, so I will apologize up front!!! It is not Hunterworks and Duraclutch's responsibility to test and figure out what all other aftermarket parts do and don't work with our products. We will be learning with you when it fails, just too many parts out there that affect clutching to know it all, experience is the ONLY teacher. 

Water: You have to keep the water out of this clutch or any clutch. If you get a clutch really hot and even get a splash of water on it, it can crack and break, all clutches are aluminum and when hit with water will crack and break.  Just water in a normal temp clutch OEM or Duraclutch will work with the belt and aluminum and wear right through the primary pulleys, crazy how this happens and the belt is not destroyed. I have seen it a lot on the RZR forums with stock clutching and seen it one time with a Duraclutch.

Thick Mud: Thick mud where you can't get the tires moving may or may not be a place to ride with a Duraclutch, the clutch paks can slip. Mud riding is a slower style of riding but with a high load when you are down in the muck, stuck with tires not moving, almost all clutches have trouble here.

Slow Technical Riding: This is where the Duraclutch really performs!!  All depending on your tire choice but again this is the best conditions for a Duraclutch but you can over power it, if you get your tires in a some rocks that you can't turn them, get off the gas and get the winch cable out.  Just read a great review on a guy with a RZR 900 used for rock crawling with a Duraclutch, he understands it and loves this clutch system.

The Duraclutch is the most successful clutch system I have sold at Hunteworks, it has just been a handful of issues that have come up that cause problems. If the clutch was not $1200 then this would not be an issue, when a $1200 product gets torn up due to abuse whether the person realizes his activity is abuse or not neither party wants to pay for a replacement. I can promise you, Duraclutch has no issue sending out a new clutch when it is a defect, seen that a few times.  Hunterworks position is a bad one, we are in between the customer and the manufacturer who makes the decisions on the warranty. Once again, only denied I think three times in the two years we have been selling them.  As of today's writing, this fiscal year the number of units sold by us is over 210 so I would say the issues is very small and not likely to affect you.

If after reading this, you are not sure you want a Duraclutch or not, feel free to call me to discuss it even further than this article is taking it.

I plan on adding anything crazy that happens over time we are unaware of to this page. I never want to mislead anyone, I want you to know the limitations of what you buy from us.

Todd

Hunterworks Inc.
12097 Kelly Lane

Collinsville, MS 39325
Phone: 601-771-0070
Fax 601-771-0073

Order and shipping questions orders@hunterworks.com

Tech questions on clutching todd@hunterworks.com

Tech questions on Powervison 3 hunter@hunterworks.com 

Search 
 

We are shipping to Canada again. Still NOT FREE, click HERE for more information prices etc.

 Free Shipping DOES NOT apply to Alaska & Hawaii. unless the package can go in a 2day Fedex Box or a priority mail box