Clutch engagement question

Clutch engagement question

01-31-2005, 07:37 PM

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Clutch engagement question

My 04.5 was in for a rear end howl. The tech thought it was coming from the tranny since you could hear the noise while rolling with the clutch disengaged.

Apparently they checked the torque specs of something (I'm having a brain fart and can't remember what the heck it was). Now the clutch seems to engage softer - if that is the appropriate word... What I mean is that when I used to upshift, I would occassionally get a clunk and now I don't. The point where you know the clutch feels fully engaged as you release it, now seems a little hazier feeling. On the bright side, that clunk is gone (although I did learn to shift without getting the clunking noise). My shifting feels more like the smooth shifting engagement of a car.

I'm just worried that the clutch isn't grabbing as well as it did. I only have 7000 miles on the truck.

Any thoughts?

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