R&D Drive Plate For PRM 500 (17 Teeth Spline / 352.5mm Diameter)

Part No: RND-49AD5

49AD5 R & D Marine Damper Drive Plate.

Fitted between the engine and the gearbox input shaft, a damper drive plate is designed to transmit the engine power to the gearbox, whilst reducing transmitted gear noise and providing a cushioned drive when selecting gear. All R and D Damper Drive plates include a 'failsafe' design.

Also called the Driven Plate, Damper Plate or Clutch Plate, this Damper Drive Plate is from the R and D range. Common applications for this drive plate include SAE 11.5 flywheels mated to PRM301, PRM302, PRM401, PRM402, PRM500 & PRM750 gearboxes.

The technical details:

- Spline: 17 teeth 16/32 DP (28.84mm diameter) for PRM 301 & 302, PRM 401 & 402 and PRM 500 & 750 gearboxes

- Diameter of the back plate which bolts to the engine flywheel: 352.5mm (13.875")

- Back plate fixing holes: 8 x 10.6mm on 333.375mm (13.125") pcd SAE11 1/2

- Maximum thickness of drive plate: 36mm (1.41")

Fitted with the softer type AD high deflection element for 670Nm 500 ft lb torque, providing a maximum deflection up to 30 degrees. This type of plate is especially suited to workboats with slow speed applications & pleasure boats. Note that this type of damper drive plate can only be fitted to rotate in the standard direction of rotation (anti-clockwise when looking at the flywheel) with the element facing the gearbox. The 49AD5 damper plates are also failsafe.

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