New clutch chatters
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New clutch chatters
I had the clutch replaced in my F-150 the other day (Mazda). It was slipping a little bit, the throwout bearing was making a little noise, and the truck was starting to chatter when taking off.
New clutch grabs like glue, but it chatters worse than before - is this expected from a new clutch? Also, the throwout bearing makes a lot more noise than before. Am I just being impatient and I need to break in the new clutch or should I take it back to the garage?
BTW, a new flywheel was needed. And yes, I trust the mechanic.
New clutch grabs like glue, but it chatters worse than before - is this expected from a new clutch? Also, the throwout bearing makes a lot more noise than before. Am I just being impatient and I need to break in the new clutch or should I take it back to the garage?
BTW, a new flywheel was needed. And yes, I trust the mechanic.
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From: Lacey, WA
Hi,
You say that a new flywheel was needed. Did you replace it or is it the original? Reason I ask is becuase the very first clutch job I did, I did on a very limited budget and I re-used the original flywheel. That blasted clutch chattered like crazy. I later found out that this is not a good practice. Now I either replace the flywheel or else have it turned at a machine shop.
Due to heat and wear the flywheel does not remain truely flat and causes the chatter upon engagement.
It's darn near as cheap to buy a new one though as it comes with a new ring gear also and the old one's usually have a few teeth missing.
You say that a new flywheel was needed. Did you replace it or is it the original? Reason I ask is becuase the very first clutch job I did, I did on a very limited budget and I re-used the original flywheel. That blasted clutch chattered like crazy. I later found out that this is not a good practice. Now I either replace the flywheel or else have it turned at a machine shop.
Due to heat and wear the flywheel does not remain truely flat and causes the chatter upon engagement.
It's darn near as cheap to buy a new one though as it comes with a new ring gear also and the old one's usually have a few teeth missing.
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From: Boise, ID
Most new clutches I've done chattered to some dergree or the other for the first few hundred miles. If the flywheel is indeed new, I'd give it a couple hundred miles of easy driving before getting too worried. Your mechanic replaced the throw out bearing, right???
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The flywheel was replaced with a new one. The old one was in too bad of shape to be resurfaced. A new throwout bearing was also installed.
I guess I'll let it ride for a couple hundred miles and see how it does. I only have about 50 miles on it so far, so I'm probably just being anxious about how well a job turned out that I didn't do.
I guess I'll let it ride for a couple hundred miles and see how it does. I only have about 50 miles on it so far, so I'm probably just being anxious about how well a job turned out that I didn't do.
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