Malfunction of the electromagnetic clutch
Clutch not switching
Symptom
Possible cause
Remedy
- No voltage applied
- Apply voltage and check
Clutch slipping too
long, getting hot,
smoking and squeaking
- Voltage too low
- Driving power too high
- Rotor rubbing at the magnetic field
- Keep the voltage at 12 or 24
Volts (check vehicle network)
- Check operating conditions
- Check the seating of the magnet,
possibly to high belt tension
Clutch not separating
- Voltage still being applied to the magnet
- Clutch is stuck
- Clutch overloaded,
Armature disc is deformed
- Check switch / relay
- Disconnect the armature disc
from the rotor mechanically
- Install new rotor and armature
disc
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