Attention: TDR Forum Junkies SBC Broke! and FIXED!!!!!!
Last Wed. My wife was driving and when she shifted into 4th the truck lost its power to the wheels. She called me and after a short evaluation I determind it was either the transmission input shaft or the clutch. I had put a SBC clutch in about 8 months ago after all the positive input from fellow TDR members. After we ( the local dealer) pulled the transmission and transfer case we discoverd the clutch disc had broke. You could not tell it was broken by visual inspection but when you put it on the input shaft of the trans you could grip the outer portion of the disc and turn it with your hands! Wow never seen anything like that before without a disc showing some signs of being broke.
I purchased the clutch through B-D and they have told me it will be replaced under warranty when they get a chance to see it. I certainly hope they come through as I will be out major bucks for the replacement. Has anyone else had this kind of trouble with an SBC and what has been your experience with them standing behind there products? Thanks for the help in advance, Dave
Last Wed. My wife was driving and when she shifted into 4th the truck lost its power to the wheels. She called me and after a short evaluation I determind it was either the transmission input shaft or the clutch. I had put a SBC clutch in about 8 months ago after all the positive input from fellow TDR members. After we ( the local dealer) pulled the transmission and transfer case we discoverd the clutch disc had broke. You could not tell it was broken by visual inspection but when you put it on the input shaft of the trans you could grip the outer portion of the disc and turn it with your hands! Wow never seen anything like that before without a disc showing some signs of being broke.
I purchased the clutch through B-D and they have told me it will be replaced under warranty when they get a chance to see it. I certainly hope they come through as I will be out major bucks for the replacement. Has anyone else had this kind of trouble with an SBC and what has been your experience with them standing behind there products? Thanks for the help in advance, Dave
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I am glad to report that my clutch problems are fixed!! Not only did Peter at SBC replace my broke clutch he has replaced it with a new heavy duty model that is designed for towing. The new clutch comes with a new flywheel so it is considerably more pricy. I am very impressed with Peter nad other than the inconvienence of having my truck down his response and solution to the problem are second to none. Thanks for the tips, I am GLAD I called him Direct, Dave
