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Old 12-06-2007, 10:31 AM
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another clutch question..mine grabs great, no slipping whatsoever, but if I release the clutch at a very low rpm I get a lot of chatter/rattling when I start accelerating. Goes away when I reach about 2k rpms. Is this what they call flywheel chatter? Does it mean the flywheel is worn or what? Also a lot of times when I'm releasing the pedal I get some mild vibration through the pedal. what causes this?
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Old 12-06-2007, 10:57 AM
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Is it a newly installed clutch or a clutch that has been in there a while?
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Old 12-06-2007, 11:14 AM
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No clue. I've had the car several months. If I were a betting man I'd say it's the original clutch. like I said, it doesn't slip at all, just vibrates only when you let the pedal out and it has that chatter. car is all stock and to my knowledge theprevious owner never raced the car or anything like that. it was cared for well. 75K miles on the odometer
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Old 12-06-2007, 01:00 PM
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Probably time for a new clutch then. Chatter is usually caused by uneven facing surfaces on either the flywheel or clutch plate, maybe both.
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check the transmission mount, its about 50 bucks from ford.
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