Borg & Beck clutches

[Clark Bigger]

can anybody point me to a source for older parts?

[Bud Tierney]

Borg and Beck is confusing...
One set of sources says bought by Sachs (Z F Sachs, a German outfit) who're still selling as Sachs Borg & Beck...
There's also a Borg & Beck in the UK, which says it was the European arm of the original Borg & Beck, but doesn't seem to be connected??, selling clutches...
Assuming you know all this and/or more, what's your clutch in, and how old is "older"??

[Bud Tierney]

Sheesh: meant to add, have the following re' clutches:
associatedpowertrain.com
industrialpowertrain.com...but don't know anything about them, just seen them referred to in other posts.
foleyengines.com supports some clutches, might have something.
Minnpar.com makes replacement parts for lots of orphan stuff, but don't know if includes clutches; last time I was in site they also had a list of additional parts/services list.
Oh, that reminds me: aths.org has a "Parts and Services" list; may be clutch outfits there. Good luck.

[Clark Bigger]

The clutch is in a 4 ton Vulcan locomotive, about 1940
I know it is a borg and beck, not sure of the model, the engine is an OX hercules

[John Schwiebert]

Is this a single plate clutch and what diameter is it? Most Borg & Beck clutches that I ever changed had an identification number stamped in them,

[Bud Tierney]

Only clutch catalog that I have that lists Vulcan only goes back to 1946, but of the four listings three are B&B (the other a Rockwell)...
Of the three B&B, two have a fair number of other installations, incl trucks...the other only three more industrials. The Rockwell shows a nice list too.
Chances are whatever you have will've been used in more popular vehicles; very few on my parts catalogs even list Brookville, Plymouth or Vulcan locomotive engine parts.

[dennisfust]

You may try best-bilt parts company in springfield Mo. Thay can probley fix what you have .you can pm me for there phone number.

[Clark Bigger]

type GX model 3
[stamped on an aluminun plate]
clutch facing is 11 7/8 in.

[ListerDiesel]

Borg & Beck in the UK was part of AP, Automotive Products, who also manufactured Lockheed brake equipment and is a major supplier to the car companies in the UK and Europe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_Products

Bit of info on the Borg-Warner side of things here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BorgWarner

Peter