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Originally Posted by oldsinner111
yesterday,I was on a nag 1 trans site,,looking at high performance parts. One thing they said was prior to 1996 mercedes used double faced clutches in their trans.The only drawback was heat generated.i wondered why my sd trans at 368,000 miles shifts like new.Because its a diesel it does not see rpms high enough for heat.I wonder if these older clutches are used with a external trans cooler not heated by radiator,would they last longer.
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Most of the clutches are double sided in my 2006 sprinter transmission and the transmission cooler lines are tied into the radiator for pre-heating and cooling. I am adding an external cooler though due to the weight of my van.
I believe K1 may be the only clutch with single sided frictions.