Clutch died yesterday

[lotzagoodstuff]

After trimming all my trees yesterday and loading up all the cut branches, I headed for the wood recyclers. I haven't driven my truck much in the last month, and the last time I drove it I did notice what I thought was a throwout bearing getting noisy. Just a little more rattle than normal, although I have SMF so it's kind of hard to tell "what's a lot of noise".

Yesterday I was loaded pretty heavy and about a half mile from the dump, I felt a little slip and some additional noise. I did manage to get the load off my truck but I didn't make it another 50 feet. I've worn out a clutch before and it's been my experience that they usually slip quite a bit before they stop moving.

Last clutch I converted to the SMF and a kevlar clutch. I really liked the feel of the kevlar unit, however, I was hoping to get a lot more service life out of it. I'll wait for the inspection (I am guessing I've got a bunch of broken springs in the clutch disk) but in the mean time, anybody have any suggestions for a replacement clutch brand and vendor?

As always, thanks for the suggestions/advice

 

[lotzagoodstuff]

A quick internet search gets me to a LUK 07131 part number for a SMF replacement clutch kit.

Anybody have any good or bad experience with the LUK clutches for ZF5s? I feel like I might be going backwards in technology versus the previous kevlar friction material, but I've had pretty good results with LUK stuff in the past in gassers.

 

[Oog]

Meh, my LUK setup has less than 1 mile on it (yes, just finished bolting the t-case on not too long ago) but it feels perfect.

 

[lotzagoodstuff]

Just wondering: are you running a single or dual mass flywheel, and if you are running a single can you confirm the part number for the kit you purchsed.

Thanks

 

[Kevin 007]

Wow, seems like a quick failure!! did something let go or just slippage?

 

[lotzagoodstuff]

Almost no slippage, pedal felt funny, I am guessing there's some broken stuff not worn out friction material but I should have a diagnosis today or tomorrow.

 

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[lotzagoodstuff]

FYI, finally got a look at my destruction. The clutch lining was perfect, however, the center hub of the clutch was broken all the way around. I guess this is something to think about when buying a reman clutch versus new, as you never know how hard the previous owner treated the clutch. My n/a engine doesn't make enough power to really hurt anything IMHO, but virtually any metal can fatigue and crack.

Sounds like I'm gonna end up with a Valeo replacement kit.