Item Description
An incredibly rare top-tier find for vintage commercial vehicle restorers, heavy transport mechanics, and classic fleet preservationists. This listing is for a Genuine Borg & Beck 12.75-Inch (325mm) Heavy-Duty Clutch Friction Plate Disc Assembly.
Sourced directly from highly preserved obsolete commercial vehicle dealership clearance inventory, this unit carries official factory stampings 18371 alongside Don Lining 1688 material references. This heavy-duty components group relies on a solid sprung-center core design featuring an integrated 2-inch input hub with 10 coarse splines and an extended 1.75-inch deep snout engagement shaft to handle the heavy torque loads of classic British commercial drivetrains.
Condition Report
Brand New Old Stock (NOS): This classic component is completely unused, never installed, and has never seen vehicle operation. The heavy-duty Don friction segments are intact, tightly bound by original factory rivets, and completely free of glaze, cracks, or oil contamination. As expected of vintage industrial warehouse components stored long-term without modern retail wrap, minor superficial surface oxidation and storage patina are present on the bare steel center hub plate. This is purely aesthetic and will not impact structural integrity or mechanical operation.
Technical Measurement Matrix
Please carefully cross-reference these physical specifications against your transmission input shaft and flywheel manuals to confirm precise placement:
- Outer Disc Diameter: 12¾ Inches / 325mm
- Center Hub Inner Diameter: 2 Inches / 50.8mm
- Spline Count Profile: 10 Coarse Splines
- Hub Snout Depth: 1¾ Inches / 44.5mm Extended Snout Layout
- Primary Factory Stamping Codes: 18371 / Don Lining 1688
Target Vehicle Applications
This 12.75" 10-spline configuration is standard factory equipment for classic British commercial applications, including:
- Bedford TK Series Heavy Commercial Trucks
- Bedford KM Series Commercial Trucks
- Select classic British agriculture, tractor, and heavy industrial machinery utilizing identical Borg & Beck multi-spring dimensions.