Maybe someone can answer this for me?
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Maybe someone can answer this for me?
82 F250 4x4, 400Ci
I just pulled the engine out of my truck today, after I got the engine out, In removing the pressure plate and clutch disk, and noticed that 3 of the 5 springs in the clutch disk were gone, and the center of the disk was all but blown out.
I was picking springs out of all the nooks and cranys on the back of the block.
aperently this isn't the first time this has happend with this truck, I ended up finding more springs then what was missing out of the clutch disk, the springs in the pressure plate were all fine.
now this might be a dumb question, but what causes these clutch disks to fall apart like that?, also, is there some heavyer duty clutch disk I can put in there that isn't going to come apart?
I'm not a hot rodder, and I don't drive the truck hard at all, actully I pretty much baby the thing, never pop the clutch, or lug it down.
that's not to say the last owner babied the truck, for all I know, they coulda driven the crud out of it.
I'd just like to find a clutch disk that isn't going to fall apart.
thanks for your help
Stu
I just pulled the engine out of my truck today, after I got the engine out, In removing the pressure plate and clutch disk, and noticed that 3 of the 5 springs in the clutch disk were gone, and the center of the disk was all but blown out.
I was picking springs out of all the nooks and cranys on the back of the block.
aperently this isn't the first time this has happend with this truck, I ended up finding more springs then what was missing out of the clutch disk, the springs in the pressure plate were all fine.
now this might be a dumb question, but what causes these clutch disks to fall apart like that?, also, is there some heavyer duty clutch disk I can put in there that isn't going to come apart?
I'm not a hot rodder, and I don't drive the truck hard at all, actully I pretty much baby the thing, never pop the clutch, or lug it down.
that's not to say the last owner babied the truck, for all I know, they coulda driven the crud out of it.
I'd just like to find a clutch disk that isn't going to fall apart.
thanks for your help
Stu
Last edited by Mr.Linfoot; Apr 19, 2004 at 10:42 PM. Reason: I left something out
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From: I live in Calif. near S.F
Check your aera for a speed shop/or aftermarket shop ,ask for a H/D disk, pressure plate & T/O bearing, make sure and check your flywheel out and resureface it, oh you also should replace your Pilot bearing .
