Posted 2009-06-26 10:07 PM (#2462) Subject: clutch problem Ford Diesel
Posts: 3
Location: Casar, NC
Help! 99 Ford 7.3 diesel 6 speed. Clutch catches just right off the floor and is very hard to depress ( strong spring ). Yesterday while picking up hay the clutch started to smoke. We were going in 1st gear and I don't think I was riding the clutch. It didn't feel right even after it cooled off, but today it seems OK. Should I be concerned and have it checked out?
Posted 2009-07-05 11:39 PM (#2474 - in reply to #2462) Subject: RE: clutch problem Ford Diesel
Posts: 176
partimecowboy - 2009-06-26 10:07 PM
Help! 99 Ford 7.3 diesel 6 speed. Clutch catches just right off the floor and is very hard to depress ( strong spring ). Yesterday while picking up hay the clutch started to smoke. We were going in 1st gear and I don't think I was riding the clutch. It didn't feel right even after it cooled off, but today it seems OK. Should I be concerned and have it checked out?
Typical FORD! All the one I have had 99 up with the 6 speed would do this under heavy load. The only fix I have found is upgrading the clutch and NOT using the factory style dual mass clutch. Something else to check is the firewall around where the clutch and brake is mounted and make sure there is no cracks in the metal. This was a Ford recall in 99 to 2001!
clutch problem Ford Diesel
