Thread: "Stuck" clutch
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Old 10-01-2012, 06:19 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by slownugly View Post
is it the original clutch? was the engine hot when it happened? sounds like the clutch disc maybe froze in between the flywheel and pressure plate due to the extra torque. maybe from heat? i would go on the same hill again but this time pull out normally in 1st and see if it acts up again. if not i would keep driving it
It is the original clutch--at least as far as I know. I bought the truck with 70k on it. Truck wasn't hot at all--had been running less than 5 minutes. I've gone over the hill several times now in 1st and everyhing has been fine.
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