Clutch?

Ive raced bobtails and by it's nature of the actual abuse of my clutches they have had to have work done on them after a few of those races. Fortunately for me, the company shop endured the work necessary to have a clutch that works well. And I was taken around back and told to quit racing that particular tractor or there will be a certain amount of work place violence applied to me off the books and then billing me for the next set of clutches put in.

That was how the shop took care of me and my problem of racing that would go through clutches first, brake pads second. It was a very long time ago prior to 1994 with trucks that were absolutely reaching it's maximum power and theoratical speeds that even today people do not give credit due those engines for the ability to say cross PA in 3 hours or so instead of 7 to 9 it normally takes.

Now... with me out of the way Let me ask you this.

If this is a new clutch put in and your driver managed to abuse it that much to give you a problem after "Only" 2300 miles then I would like you to put in a better driver who will not abuse that poor pete. I hate to see good trucks abused. I'll give you 230,000 miles on that clutch myself if there was no other problems within my system medically. No problem. I have had tractors from brand new to 220,000 plus on the same clutch if not more mileage on the same. No problems.

I can only recall clutches going out twice in normal service wear and tear, no racing anywhere at all with these tractors. They went out quietly and were replaced with no trouble anywhere. Excepting the bill. Which could have very easily turned into a road wrecker call if it was not for a sheer stroke of luck having a full transmission truck shop right where I broke down in GAP Pa. It's a tiny town with two lights in a half a states worth of Amish Corn fields at that time. Valley Forge was the other place I had a clutch quietly go out among other things go bad. I do not physically go to Valley Forge PA anymore because I believe that trucks will break up there no matter how well I take care of it. Bad spirits and all that.

Good luck with your next driver. My verdict or opionion rather is that there is no reason a properly maintained or repaired/replaced clutch goes out in a single cross country trip.

 

It could be something simple like the clutch rod come loose. Need to have someone slide under there and take a look.

 

kwayne88, you should attend a basic truck driving course...

A course that places emphasis on the specific location(s) of the best lot lizards throughout the United States...

and teaches you how to float gears... LOL

 

It's unfortunate that two new people are on the exclusions list. Anyone else care to pick trouble? No? That's it then unless someone has something new and wholesome to bring this thread back to life.

 

A new clutch will bed into the flywheel and pressure plate. When it does this you will loose your free pedel and will need an adjustment fairly quick.

Its possible that no one had the clutch adjusted after the short break in period.
The clutch could be slipping because of no free pedel. If your driver continues to drive it like that then yes you can burn up your clutch fast.

 

Haha... Take care and be safe! Send me a message if you are ever coming into/through El Paso...