Clutch is starting to stink

[ROAD WARRIOR]

After running on the dyno a couple of weekends ago, I have started to notice my clutch stinking after I get out of the truck.

I was wondering if you guys could tell me how long I can expect it to hold on? I was hoping I could count on it for another month, and then make a five hour interstate commute to the garage that is going to work on it.

Thanks, Dan

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'99 2500 4x4 QC, 5SP, 4. 10, LSD, SLT, DR. PERFORMANCE PHASE III, BANKS 4" EXHAUST(no muffler), BANKS BOOST& EGT GAUGES, SW FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE, BILLET ALUMINUM TURBO INTAKE HORN, AMSOIL AIR FILTER, ROCKFORD FOSGATE AUDIO SYSTEM, DMI QUICK & EASY HITCH, BD 2 LOW KIT, NRA MEMBER

 

[JHerrlich]

I'm pretty hard on my clutch and I notice it stinking after I get to work. Since then I've backed off a little and it's stopped stinking and it's still holding strong, even with some pretty hard launches and shifting.

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Jason D. Herrlich
2001. 5 ETH/DEE, Intense Pearl Blue, SLT+ QC Sport SWB, Everything but the Cab Clearance Lights and Towing Mirrors. Silencer ring, muffler and resonater dissappeared in the night.
I just got it for the Power.

 

[MikeR]

If you don't tow more than 5k lbs of weight,then you can drag it out for about another six months to a year. My clutch was smoked after overpowering it on a dyno,but I continued to tow up to 4k lbs with it and no problems. The dyno puts more of a load on your truck than the street will.

-Mike

[This message has been edited by MikeR (edited 05-30-2001). ]

 

[Oasis-3]

I just had a new clutch put in at 11,700 miles of the 12,000 mile warranty I think the new HO's clutch is the week link.

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2001. 5 Black Sport 4x4 Q-cab 6-Speed HO,3. 54 - K&N RE-0880 & 25-0880 - Towing & Camper Packages - Real Backup Lights - Fog Lights - Windows Fixed - Phord 4 Door Nerf Bars - Leveling Kit - CB - Electric Brakes - Class 3 Hitch on front - Cat & Muffler fell off - 285/75/R16 Interco Trxus 10 ply tires
My Truck

 

[Amianthus]

Outside of what we talked about on the phone the other day, there's not much else I can tell you. 'Cept, Keepin' you foot offn' the go pedal! Seriously, my clutch lasted me quite a while if I didn't abuse it. But when I took it out, it was cooked. Good luck.

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'99 2500 ISB QC SLT (No Leather!), 4x4, 5sp w/McLeod, 4:10, BD-II, PE, PE-EZ, 4"exh. , Pac-Brake, A-Pillar gauge pod w/boost and pyro, Line-X, V-1, lights, siren, lic. plt. frame says "Diesel Fumes Make Me Horny!", and much more goofy stuff.

 

[Evan A. Beck]

Oasis,

I see you are from Marietta, which is close to Lancaster. I got a TON of relatives back there, live on Wheatland Ave in Lancaster. Also, my uncle Steve lives on the Marietta Pike... Bet ya go down that road quite a bit, eh? Also, he's a manager at the Woodridge Pool in Lititz. #ad

 

[dieselboy25]

Hey Dan,
I guess that is what happens after that little joy ride we took in the country and wrapping out the dyno. I will say that with your driving style (not hammering every shift) that you have no probelm for another month and your long drive. I am honestly surprised that your clutch has lasted as long as it has with the numbers you put up on the dyno. On another note, check the link to the Midwest Dyno Days in Oct in Omaha. I know it is a drive for you, but I would love to see your truck run on that dyno.
Later,
Eric


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1999 2500 QC SB Sport White. Every option except that auto thing.
BFG 295/75R16. Panther 16x8. Tuff County 2" Spacers.
BullyDog Step II's
Autometer Boost, Pyro, Mechanical Fuel Pressure

[This message has been edited by dieselboy25 (edited 05-31-2001). ]

 

[Todd T]

the clutch will last quite a while, but the thing to watch out for, is if you intend to reuse your flywheel you can damage it beyond the resurfacers ability to repair it. if you continuoisly smoke it, it will/could put surface cracks in it, that may not come out with resurfacing. in other words, they would have to take too much off, to get down past them.

FYI