SAE J1079

Overcenter Clutch Spin Test Procedure

Month of publication: 1995-03-01

Date reaffirmed: March 1995

Developed by committee: Clutch And Flywheel Committee

Annotation and contents

Source of this annotation and contents: SAE.

This SAE Recommended Practice applies to driving ring type overcenter clutches such as are used in industrial power takeoffs.

This document is intended to provide a uniform test procedure for overcenter clutches to determine either the rotative speed at which they will burst or a specified speed they will withstand without burst.