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signs of worn out clutch?

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Old 03-14-2007, 07:15 PM
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signs of worn out clutch?

When I let my clutch pedal out, it feels like its almost completely out before it engages. Should it engage right when I start letting it out(from the floor), or near the end of its travel)? Its not slipping while in gear right now.
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Pedal travel can be an indicator, SMELL would be a more obvious one.

Is it chattering at all when you first start to let it out?
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All clutches are different some grab at the bottom some at the top. When I put the south bend clutch in mine it changed the feel and now it grabs at the bottom, it used to grab about midway. My mom & dads trucks grab at the top. I guess its the difference in hydraulics or the presser plates.
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The only time I've ever noticed a smell is last night when i was trying to put my flatbed car hauler into the barn. Dad had parked the tractor in a way that I had inches to spare so I was backing (slight uphill) and riding the clutch in reverse. I smelled something and figured it was the clutch, cause I wasn't really using a lot of brakes. Yeah, it does chatter a little every once in a while coming out of reverse. Maybe its just me, but when I'm backing a trailer into a tight spot or hooking up to a trailer, if I let the clutch all the way out, LOOK OUT, cause there's bound to be a collision. Do you guys ride your clutch like this??
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