jmitchell
Registered User
I know about the nut on the output shaft but will the other gears grind alittle bit or is it shot?
worn out clutch? I'm lost on that one because here is my thinking - please correct me if I'm wrong.
A clutch that is worn out will slip, it will not cause the gears to grind, because when the clutch is in the rest postion (foot off pedal) it is engaged then when you pressing on the clutch it will pull away from the flywheel which decouples the power being transfered to the transmission.
Now if the clutch fork is worn I could see it not pulling the clutch far enough away from the flywheel which I'm sure you would feel right away because the truck would creep anytime you had it in a gear and were holding down on the clutch.
I'm not an auto mechanic so this is just my shoot from the hip thinking...
am I correct in my thinking?
A worn clutch disc that is just that, worn, will not cause grinding. If something else has problems, you can have grinding, but a thin clutch disc will do nothing but eventually slip and cause a tall pedal. Only wear components that cause problems are TOBs if the input shaft drys up or the bearing itself locks up, the clutch fork, or hydraulic components (if you can call them wear). Everything else has to break to cause problems and is of no relation to mileage.
James