Annoying clutch sound

[kaskirov]

I have a 2006 ranger 4x4 with a standard tranny, and when i'm going from stop to go in first gear i get a wining sound. it happens like 60% of the time. i asked my ford dealer about it and he said i wasn't giving it enough gas. i've been driving standard for 3 years but this is my first vehicle with a v6 so it is possible i'm doing somthing wrong. But the truck is also on warrenty which means ford just might not want to do work for free (you know how dealers are...).

anyone know the problem? is it the truck or me?

 

[mccrob]

there is a reason the north american auto industry is going to shite,and your dealer seems to be on board with the other ripoff artist.If you are not giving it enough gas you would stall it or at the very least make your truck jump and buck like a rabbit with the dry heaves.If I were you I'd go back to the dealer and tell him to fix it or you're trading for a toyota,not that I'm bad mouthing ford but I drive one cause mine cost me $100 and I'm the only only one who works on it and I don't have to deal with dealerships or the ford motor company.I've heard a lot of people say they could'nt get their vehicles fixed till after the warrenty ran out.

 

[thegoat4]

It's either a glazed clutch, which will not be warranty. Or it's a a busted torsion spring, which will be warranty, depending. Often the dampener springs get broken due to a failed pilot bearing.

The "not enough gas" thing is bullshit. Take your truck in and have him drive it while you ride shotgun.

 

[kaskirov]

well thats a bit of a relief. i was starting to think that I've been hurting my truck for the last few years. I'll give them shit next time i bring it in. they already pulled the airfilter trick on me; they came out with a filter thats filthy black and tell me it needs to be changed. sorry guys, the truck is 1 year old, i think not. Even if i didn't have an intake on order i would have done it myself. air filter changes are such a ripoff.

out of curiosity; what is a glazed clutch and how does it happen? i don't know a lot about mechanics to be honest.

 

[jeffro184]

hey now i am a tech at a ford dealer. for the most part all the techs at our shop are honest granted there a one or two bad apples which give us all a bad rep. about the noise concern it kinda sounds like the clutch isnt releasing all the way and the synchro is matching speeds. the not giving enough gas is bull shit. i would have asked to speak to the service manager.maybee a different dealer. i have heard of some screwy stuff some dealers pull though. maybe they dont have a trans guy? the new cars these day are much better and most dealers are slow and would have taken your vehicle in in a heart beat.

 

[thegoat4]

A glazed clutch comes from consistently burning it a little bit at a time. The surface will build up a layer that looks and feels like glass. Happens on brakes all the time, making them noisy. Sometimes you can knock it off by intentionally burning the clutch for a while and cooling it, but find a real mechanic who knows what he's doing. It's not something to experiment with.