I'd start researching a new clutch and pressure plate.
IIRC, there is an inspection cover, and you might be able to get in there
with an inspection mirror. Someone in the driver seat to press the clutch
would be helpful of course. ;-)
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: DAKSY <rsmith13@nycap.rr.com>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Friday, January 23, 2004 5:56 PM
Subject: DML: Clutch Time?
>
>Hey, DML!
>
>I've noticed that the DAKSY has started emitting a slight squeal when the
>clutch engages in 2nd & 3rd gears...
>Not a long squeal - more like a "chirp" - right at the top of the
>pedal...After 80K, does this sound mean that my clutch plate(?) has got
some
>glazing on it, or is it telling me that it's near the end of it's life?
>Should I start to investigate replacing it? I've never done much to a
tranny
>other than repair a master cylinder on an ole B2000 I had in the early
>90s...
>I do have some mechanical ability & I DO have the FSM...
>I've heard a lotta chatter - although none lately - about Centerforce
>clutches...Any body got experience installing one in a 4X4? Are they even
>available for 4X4s?
>While on the clutch topic, what about a Hurst shifter? I know Chuck Robbibs
>put one in his Intense99, but he doesn't have a 4X4...
>Am I grasping at straws, or are the Centerforce & the Hurst the way to go?
>Hayelp!
>
>Bob Smith (DAKSY2K on AIM)
>(Income tax return dreaming!)
>Averill Park, NY
>2K DAK SY CC Sport + V6 4X4 5 Speed
>
>WebPage URL: http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
>
>
>
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