whiteboyslo
FNG
I have what I THINK is a clutch issue, but I wanted to run it by you guys.
When taking off from a dead stop, the truck is giving me a bucking/surging sensation. It's more pronounced in reverse or if I have a load in the back (like a couple of sportbikes), and especially bad if I try to take off in 2nd (not that I regularly do that. Just trying to diagnose). I can mask it a bit by giving it more revs and slipping the clutch a bit, but obviously that isn't ideal. It shifts fine, goes into gear just fine, and doesn't slip at all. It does have a new slave cylinder (from O'Reilly) because the last one developed a bit of a leak, but the bucking has been around since before that. No leaks anywhere that I can tell. Miles on the truck are low, but I know the previous owners used it to tow horse trailers and boats, so who knows?
Is this a clutch problem, or should I be looking elsewhere? If I am looking at a new clutch, I think I'd join the masses and go for a SMF conversion. Bit confused there, too. Do I have 11" or 12"? Can I upgrade from 11" to 12"? Should I? What parts are needed? I know LUK is the preferred brand, but I see several options from places like South Bend Clutch. I just need a basic clutch since the truck barely gets worked and isn't putting out a TON more power than stock, but I do want quality. Recommendations?
Only problem is that a clutch job would likely take me the better part of the weekend, and jobs like that are frowned upon by my HOA, so I'd likely have to get a shop to do it (ugh). Anyone know a good shop in SoCal?
Mike
When taking off from a dead stop, the truck is giving me a bucking/surging sensation. It's more pronounced in reverse or if I have a load in the back (like a couple of sportbikes), and especially bad if I try to take off in 2nd (not that I regularly do that. Just trying to diagnose). I can mask it a bit by giving it more revs and slipping the clutch a bit, but obviously that isn't ideal. It shifts fine, goes into gear just fine, and doesn't slip at all. It does have a new slave cylinder (from O'Reilly) because the last one developed a bit of a leak, but the bucking has been around since before that. No leaks anywhere that I can tell. Miles on the truck are low, but I know the previous owners used it to tow horse trailers and boats, so who knows?
Is this a clutch problem, or should I be looking elsewhere? If I am looking at a new clutch, I think I'd join the masses and go for a SMF conversion. Bit confused there, too. Do I have 11" or 12"? Can I upgrade from 11" to 12"? Should I? What parts are needed? I know LUK is the preferred brand, but I see several options from places like South Bend Clutch. I just need a basic clutch since the truck barely gets worked and isn't putting out a TON more power than stock, but I do want quality. Recommendations?
Only problem is that a clutch job would likely take me the better part of the weekend, and jobs like that are frowned upon by my HOA, so I'd likely have to get a shop to do it (ugh). Anyone know a good shop in SoCal?
Mike