themangeraaad
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Halifax, MA
Well, in january I did a clutch in the Jeep. It worked great for a while, but then a couple weeks ago it woudlnt want to go into gear, felt like I was losing pressure somewhere, so I replaced the clutch master cylinder, which didnt fix it. So i got to thinking that it was the flex hose and it had become weak and was stretching with the heat (since it started acting up as soon as the temp outside started rising).
Well, I got sick of replacing stuff so I brought it to the shop to have them figure out what it was, and I guess my buddies torque wrench is out of spec cause the bell housing bolts had come lose and my tranny itself was being forced back when I pressed the pedal down rather than disengaging the clutch. The guy at the shop tightened it all down, So the clutch felt great for a day or so, but now somethign similar is happening again... but what I find odd is that if I am driving and hit the brakes hard, and come to a quick stop, the next time i hit the clutch it feels great (at least it did every time this morning, when I figured this out), but if I am in traffic, it starts feelign worse and worse. Any ideas? I am checking the bolts again when I get home incase they came lose again, but the only other thing i could possibly think of is if the pressure plate itself had come a bit lose... would I maybe have this same issue? I have replaced everythign to do with the clutch minus the hard lines and the flex hose so I cant think of anything else.
Well, I got sick of replacing stuff so I brought it to the shop to have them figure out what it was, and I guess my buddies torque wrench is out of spec cause the bell housing bolts had come lose and my tranny itself was being forced back when I pressed the pedal down rather than disengaging the clutch. The guy at the shop tightened it all down, So the clutch felt great for a day or so, but now somethign similar is happening again... but what I find odd is that if I am driving and hit the brakes hard, and come to a quick stop, the next time i hit the clutch it feels great (at least it did every time this morning, when I figured this out), but if I am in traffic, it starts feelign worse and worse. Any ideas? I am checking the bolts again when I get home incase they came lose again, but the only other thing i could possibly think of is if the pressure plate itself had come a bit lose... would I maybe have this same issue? I have replaced everythign to do with the clutch minus the hard lines and the flex hose so I cant think of anything else.