clutch replacement
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clutch replacement
Going to dig into the clutch on Saturday is there anything besides the obvious I need to do while its apart? I bought the LUK kit w/smf a new clutch fork and 5 quarts of royal purple synthetic ATF. My cousin is offering to lend me a hand, I've done replacements on gassers that I've owned before the powerstroke and I'm thinking it shouldn't take but a few hours we'll see.
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Would be a good time to mod your firewall / floor flange for an aftermarket downpipe, if you're not already so equipped. Also would be the time to do any repairs on the up-pipes, if any leaks (soot) are detected.
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x3 on that!! Personally i'd replace them regardless if they were leaking YET because they will, and id kick myself for not doing it lol. Take a look at your throwout bearing while your there. While doing my buddies, we found his was toast and needed replacing.
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Just got finished up, what an improvement! No more rattles, grinds or slipping. Shifts like a new one and doesn't take king kong to push the clutch pedal in. Can't believe I tortured myself for the last few years nursing that DMF setup. Wasn't that bad of a job, the old DMF face was still smooth but there was about an 1-1/2" of play between them. The clutch itself looked pretty good but the fingers on the pressure plate were worn and bent. Hopefully good for another 3 years until I can get the daughter outta college, going to have to dig into the glowplugs next, ain't going the plug in route this winter.
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