Betsy98Sport
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- San Diego, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 07 Ford Explorer Eddie B
I'm going to be replacing the pressure plate and disc and the notoriously failing slave cylinder on my Sport. This has been an issue for almost 2 years and I just lived with it. But it's getting worse (and stressing out my wife) and it's time to replace it.The operation of the clutch is off and on. It will be great one day and then the next, I can not get into 1st gear. Then I top of the fluid reservoir and its good again. I've always noticed some oily residue at the inspection hole on the tranny, but I'm now just realizing that the oil was coming from a leaking slave. Plus I hear a rattling/rubbing noise at idle. I think the flywheel may be getting jacked up from a warn disc. I may have to replace it, but hopefully not and I'll be able to just resurface it. The clutch disc has 160,000 miles on it now so I wouldn't be surprised.
I've already purchased a LUK clutch kit with slave cylinder from GripForce Clutch:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400066162115&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMESINDXX%3AIT
comes with Pressure Plate, Disc, Slave Clylinder with throwout bearing, pilot bearing and also a small washer which I dont know what its for
Anyone know what the small washer may be and is it necessary to replace the flywheel and pressure plate bolts or can they be reused?
I've already purchased a LUK clutch kit with slave cylinder from GripForce Clutch:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400066162115&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMESINDXX%3AIT
comes with Pressure Plate, Disc, Slave Clylinder with throwout bearing, pilot bearing and also a small washer which I dont know what its for
Anyone know what the small washer may be and is it necessary to replace the flywheel and pressure plate bolts or can they be reused?