Clutch issues
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Clutch issues
First, great site. Do more reading than asking cause most of my questions about rebuilding my sons 69 f-100 have already been answered. I have a 3 speed column shift, it shifts great. I just don't like how it wont dis-engage until it is nearly all the way out. Everyone talks about 1 to 1 1/2 of free play at clutch but nothing about when letting out the clutch where it should be when it disengages and truck starts to move.
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Clutch
Do you have a friend who is a mechanic or and older guy who drove a lot of sticks that could tell you if the clutch is going? One way to cheat is to park on a steep hill {DO NOT GET OUT OF THE TRUCK} in 1st gear and see if the clutch holds or go up a steep hill and listen if the engine revs because the clutch is slipping. If either or both of these things occur you need a new clutch.
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Clutch test
A clutch will start to slip first going up a hill in high gear when under load (lugging the engine). That just means it's starting to go. If this is the case you will only notice that it takes more pressure on the gas pedal to make the truck move. If the engine revs a lot stop before you need to get towed because you blew the clutch. Make sure you do this on a hill that you can coast down in reverse and turn around.
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Ok. Yeah the truck does not slip, i have driven the truck several times and it shifts and drives great. No revving or unatural behavior from the clutch. Havent drove it much at higher speeds or in third gear much.
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Clutch OK?
If you do the test I gave you and it's OK I wouln't worry about it as long as you have the freeplay set right. Sometimes just the springs in the pressure plate are weak ang it takes more travel for the clutch to engage.
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