Clutch problem in water?
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Clutch problem in water?
Does anyone know what a person can do to keep water out of a bellhousing when mudding? Well, anything except staying out of the mud and water?
This is ussually only a problem during the spring, all my friends tell me to swap to an automatic but I like my 4-spd.
Is my only option to seal it the best I can with silicone and run a vent from the top of the bellhousing up the fire wall or into the cab? Thanks, Dave
This is ussually only a problem during the spring, all my friends tell me to swap to an automatic but I like my 4-spd.
Is my only option to seal it the best I can with silicone and run a vent from the top of the bellhousing up the fire wall or into the cab? Thanks, Dave
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From: Elkhart IN
Originally Posted by KubotaOrange76
dont push the clutch in when its in water
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Originally Posted by fordtruggy
Speed shift it so you dont use the clutch.
And don't forget to doubleclutch while your living your life one quarter mile at a time
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LOL, I live my life one mud hole at a time.......I wonder if he felt like a d**che bag because of that line
I have thought about using some sort of gasket material on all the metal to metal areas and running a vent hose up the firewall but if I did get a little water in the bellhousing or clutch it wouldnt drain or it would take forever to drain. What do you guys think? Dave
I have thought about using some sort of gasket material on all the metal to metal areas and running a vent hose up the firewall but if I did get a little water in the bellhousing or clutch it wouldnt drain or it would take forever to drain. What do you guys think? Dave
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Here's what i do, for the bottom of the bellhousing where that tin pan is i run a bead of silicon (the blue stuff) to seal this off, and then i run the silicon up as far as i can between the block and bellhousing and tin cover. I also run a bead along the edge of the starter and the bellhousing, then i do the same thing for the rubber clutch boot, but i leave the center where the clutch fork goes through the boot, and this acts as my vent, i also seal the starter up the best i can, but it still needs to be a lot better for the starter anyway.
TO drain the bellhouisng i'd cut into that tin cover and make an inspection cover such as on automatic tranny's to undue the convertor bolts, then just be sure to seal it up good.
So far i've only got enough crap in the bellhousing to fubar a few starters (so far my only reacurrent carnage), but thats what i've done.
TO drain the bellhouisng i'd cut into that tin cover and make an inspection cover such as on automatic tranny's to undue the convertor bolts, then just be sure to seal it up good.
So far i've only got enough crap in the bellhousing to fubar a few starters (so far my only reacurrent carnage), but thats what i've done.
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I tried sealing off mine but it will be extremely hard to get it COMPLETELY sealed. I got stuck in some deep water once and muddy water found it's way in, it had no way to drain out so it dried up in my pressure plate and caused a big headach. I unsealed the bottom so that it could drain out and have left it at that.
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