Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) clutch for HO

[DThibault]

Ive got a 2001 HO and the clutch just started to slip. It has an EZ and six speed and need a few ideas as to what one to buy. I am looking at South Bend's Con O and Con OFE. I have a few concerns about the grabbiness of the OFE but some guys say this is not a concern. I know the Con O is supposed to hold but I do put some good loads behind this truck occasionally. I drive many trucks and tractors so getting used to it won't be a problem. What do ya think.

 

[RustyJC]

See signature. The OFE isn't as buttery smooth on engagement as the stock clutch, but it's workable when spotting a trailer. Any chatter can be eliminated by bringing engine RPMs up to about 1000 and sliding the clutch as required - the OFE doesn't seem to mind this at all.



Rusty

 

[nps]

I've had about 30,000 slip free miles (some of which is towing heavy) with my Centerforce Dual Friction. However SBC prices have dropped considerably since I put mine in, so I would certainly give them a look if I was shopping today.

 

[jkidd]

I have an ofe, it is grabbier for the first couple hundred miles, then it feels closer to stock.



I deliver travel trailerrs and customers want them in the gosh darn hardest spots on very little land, wish I had an automatic, but the ofe is not much harder to get around than the stocker.



never had another clutch besides ofe and stock