- Joined
- Jul 31, 2009
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- 4
- Points
- 3,001
- Vehicle Year
- 2004
- Transmission
- Automatic
Ok so here is the story. Put a new clutch kit and slave cylinder in my dad’s 2001 3.0 4x4 in let’s say, August of 2006. Truck drove flawlessly for a year, and then started to act up. On warm days (ambient temp above 75) the clutch begins to stop disengaging all the way. When the truck is cold, it drives fine. Only after it warms up for a few miles does it have the problem. And after it cools down again it is fine. The hydraulic line has its factory heat shielding, the clutch has been bled about, oh, 100 times lol (reverse, gravity, pressure) all to no avail. The first time it was bled the master was inverted to make sure it had no air in it. The last time I did it, and when I was done, I looked in the inspection cover at the pressure plate and there was a good 1/8-3/16 of clearance between plate and clutch disc. Three days later the truck started acting up again. And there is very little to no change in pedal effort when this happens, and it doesn’t drop or fade like anything is bypassing. No change in fluid level. Any ideas??? I am an ASE certified mechanic, and I have done 7 or 8 of these clutches between my own vehicles and work and have never had a problem like this. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. By the way the slave cylinder was and OE Motorcraft and the clutch was a Valeo.
P.S. By the way the slave cylinder was and OE Motorcraft and the clutch was a Valeo.
