I put a new clutch in my truck because the old one was slipping, and the drive train was doing some weird things that I thought were possibly clutch problems.
I put the clutch in and it stopped slipping, but most of the problems I was having are still there. I get a real bad vibration at higher speeds. I start noticing it at about 50mph and then the faster I go the more vibration I get. When I let off the throttle the vibration completely stops until I throttle up again. The worst vibration by far is at high rpms in 3rd gear though, which I don't understand at all. When I shift from 2nd to 3rd the truck starts vibrating more and more until about 2800rpms, then the vibration just completely goes away??
Also there is a rattling when the truck is idling in neutral.
There is also a lot more backlash than there should be when accelerating and letting off the throttle.
All of these problems were there before I put my new clutch in, but have gotten MUCH worse since the new clutch. Also, when I pulled my old clutch and flywheel, the throw-out bearing sounded like a bucket of bolts and my pilot bushing came out in several pieces.
What do you guys think is going on? Do I just need to get my tranny rebuilt or do you think its something else?
Give me about another year and I'm going to have a completely rebuilt truck
Chris
1990 W250 4X4 / PODs / 366 Spring / BHAF / Lockers / 35" BFG MTs / Getrag / Valair Ceramic / 3.54:1's / Phantom II Boost/Pyro / Muffler Delete
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