Clutch plate?
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Clutch plate?
My son and I were getting firewood today. I had chains on and he did not. He got stuck and I hooked up a tow strap. ufortunatly he had his truck in reverse. I hammered and hammered on it utill I got an asbestos smell then I was basicly in nutral. I am assuming I burnt out the clutch plate. This is an 86 150 with the straight six. I am wondering how hard this is to change and how expensive. (provided I can get it out of the feild)
Thank you for your help. Todd.
Thank you for your help. Todd.
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There will be no heated garage. It may have to be done in a picked bean feild on a steep incline in the snow. unless I can find a way to pull dead wheight 150 yards uphill through crusty snow with no acces to a tractor.
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I was just pricing clutch plates. Is it worth paying the extra money for the performance part? This is a work truck, it spends a lot of time hauling firewood and working in snow. I should have a plow on it next year. Also as long as I am in there what other parts should I be changing.
Thanks again, Todd
Thanks again, Todd
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I was going to say check if your rear main seal is leaking but the heck with doing that in a field...
I just replaced mine a few weeks ago, not to easy on an incline. A tranny jack makes everything easier but if you cant use one of those, I would make a 2x4 stucture inside the cab, remove the transmission hump and use a come-a-long or something like that to hold the tranny up. Cast iron ones a heavy as crap, the aluminum srod isn't to hard to manhandle by yourself but for safety's sake I wouldn't do it in your predicament.
I didn't know there were performance ones, I looked at local auto stores and there were only two options 10" and 11" mine used a 10, works great now.
I just replaced mine a few weeks ago, not to easy on an incline. A tranny jack makes everything easier but if you cant use one of those, I would make a 2x4 stucture inside the cab, remove the transmission hump and use a come-a-long or something like that to hold the tranny up. Cast iron ones a heavy as crap, the aluminum srod isn't to hard to manhandle by yourself but for safety's sake I wouldn't do it in your predicament.
I didn't know there were performance ones, I looked at local auto stores and there were only two options 10" and 11" mine used a 10, works great now.
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Thanks for the input. The 2x4 frame is a great idea. I can get a tranny jack but I may use both considering the conditions.
I thought about the rear end at first, but a few years back I had the rear end on my 87 go out. I locked in the front and drove about 200 miles in front wheel drive. I did not even know you could do that untill the guy at the tranny shop sugested it. But right now I have nothing going to the front or the back.
O'reileys has a few different options in performance kits. But considering I am layed off I think I will just have to go with the standard.
Thanks again for your help,
Todd.
I thought about the rear end at first, but a few years back I had the rear end on my 87 go out. I locked in the front and drove about 200 miles in front wheel drive. I did not even know you could do that untill the guy at the tranny shop sugested it. But right now I have nothing going to the front or the back.
O'reileys has a few different options in performance kits. But considering I am layed off I think I will just have to go with the standard.
Thanks again for your help,
Todd.
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It is a good bet that you burned up the clutch disk. It is also a good bet that you trashed the flywheel and pressure plate. You will need to check them. The flywheel may need to be resurfaced, the pressure plate may need to be replaced.
It is neither easy nor safe to do the job on the side of a snow covered hill. I would find a way to pull it back to the garage if at all possible. If it were me, I would GLADLY pay a tow truck driver $150 or more to pull it out of there and drop it in my driveway. That would be money well spent.
It is neither easy nor safe to do the job on the side of a snow covered hill. I would find a way to pull it back to the garage if at all possible. If it were me, I would GLADLY pay a tow truck driver $150 or more to pull it out of there and drop it in my driveway. That would be money well spent.
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It is a good bet that you burned up the clutch disk. It is also a good bet that you trashed the flywheel and pressure plate. You will need to check them. The flywheel may need to be resurfaced, the pressure plate may need to be replaced.
It is neither easy nor safe to do the job on the side of a snow covered hill. I would find a way to pull it back to the garage if at all possible. If it were me, I would GLADLY pay a tow truck driver $150 or more to pull it out of there and drop it in my driveway. That would be money well spent.
It is neither easy nor safe to do the job on the side of a snow covered hill. I would find a way to pull it back to the garage if at all possible. If it were me, I would GLADLY pay a tow truck driver $150 or more to pull it out of there and drop it in my driveway. That would be money well spent.
I see your point about danger and dificulty but I may not have a choice.
Thank you for the advice about the fly wheel I had not considered that.
Thanks, Todd.
