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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 03:24 PM
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i have a 1992 f250 with a deisel. at about 200,000 miles i put a new clutch in and had the surface of the flywheel ground.
it worked great for the first few thousand miles, then it started to chatter in first gear and reverse. i have been told it is the clutch, the flywheel, air in the hydrolic system.
has anyone encountered this, or know what the problem is before i go and put a new clutch in and buy a new $1000.00 flywheel? and if it is the flywheel is there any choice beside the very expensive factory flywheel?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 03:39 PM
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I don't know if you have a dual mass flywheel on the 1992, but I had one on my 1997. That could explain the noise you describe. I replaced my clutch and flywheel with a LuK, which was less expensive than only the factory replacement flywheel.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 04:06 PM
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deisel clutch problems

thanks john
i do have a dual mass flywheel.
the problem isn't really a noise as much as a chatter just like you get when your clutch is worn down ready to be replaced.
can you tell me who you got your LUK setup from?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 04:11 PM
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thanks john
i do have a dual mass flywheel.
the problem isn't really a noise as much as a chatter just like you get when your clutch is worn down ready to be replaced.
can you tell me who you got your LUK setup from?
I had Aamco do the work and they bought the LuK setup for me. A lot less money than the factory setup and I don't have to worry as much about the flywheel in the future.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 07:45 AM
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John , I'm trying to budget(get prepared) for a clutch replacement on my 99 psd so my question is...what did the Parts and labor Cost when you had aamco replace your clutch...Also..Did you get a price quote from ford before letting aamco do the job????thanks for your help.....fd
 
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 08:00 AM
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 08:58 AM
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John , I'm trying to budget(get prepared) for a clutch replacement on my 99 psd so my question is...what did the Parts and labor Cost when you had aamco replace your clutch...Also..Did you get a price quote from ford before letting aamco do the job????thanks for your help.....fd
Clutch was $545.36, Flywheel was $525. I don't remember the labor cost breakdown. That will vary depending on where you live anyway. The cost for the flywheel alone from Ford was around $1000. No way was I going to go with a replacement dual mass flywheel that I would have to replace again in the future. I'm sure Ford would not install a clutch/flywheel other than their own, so I let Aamco do it.
 

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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:04 AM
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I have a 96 powerstroke and the clutch was slipping and I was getting noise. A friend of mine is a mechanic and checked it for me. He said the 2 piece flywheel was raddeling and making noise. I got a luk solid flywheel an clutch for 575. I found 2 places that carried this. www.dialaclutch.com and www.carolinaclutch.com

I ended up getting from dialaclutch because the cost was less and I was able to order it online at night
 
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Eric
Two problems, the dmfw was not intended to be resurfaced. Depending on who did the job did they disassemble the flywheel and then surface it or surface it as 1 piece. Ford recommends the flywheel be replaced with the clutch. Your old dmfw cannot handle the bite of a new clutch. You will either need to repplace the entire setup with a new dmfw and clutch or with the upgraded Luk version. The Luk is a major improvement over the stock unit.
 
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