Manual 1st Gear Bucking
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Manual 1st Gear Bucking
99 Dakota
Started having issues about 4 weeks ago with my 5-speed stick. When I let up on the clutch in 1st gear only, the truck starts bucking and shuttering until I get it up to speed. Gears 2-5 are just fine when I am driving along. It literally feels like something on the bottom of my truck is going to fall out. Could this be a bad clutch assembly or some kind of adjustment?
History:
March 2012, clutch crapped out and had it replaced.
March 2013, clutch crapped out, again, 3 days before its 1-year warranty expired (go figure); had new warranty parts installed.
Any suggestions?
Started having issues about 4 weeks ago with my 5-speed stick. When I let up on the clutch in 1st gear only, the truck starts bucking and shuttering until I get it up to speed. Gears 2-5 are just fine when I am driving along. It literally feels like something on the bottom of my truck is going to fall out. Could this be a bad clutch assembly or some kind of adjustment?
History:
March 2012, clutch crapped out and had it replaced.
March 2013, clutch crapped out, again, 3 days before its 1-year warranty expired (go figure); had new warranty parts installed.
Any suggestions?
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Did they install a new pressure plate or used rebuilt as I had the same thing happen to me bucking from a new clutch job ended up being a poor grade cheap rebuilt clutch pressure plate.
They will fool you and say its new but they mean new rebuilt.
It could be a bad pressure plate also its warped from a bad install or just a bad warped plate from the factory.
I always SAY I WANT NEW (FACTORY NEW) not rebuilt they are CRAP
They will fool you and say its new but they mean new rebuilt.
It could be a bad pressure plate also its warped from a bad install or just a bad warped plate from the factory.
I always SAY I WANT NEW (FACTORY NEW) not rebuilt they are CRAP
Last edited by 98DAKAZ; 05-13-2013 at 07:29 PM.
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Bad motor mounts would be more pronounced starting off. That's when the most force is on the transmission/engine.
A bad clutch disk can also cause this. There are springs to help "dampen" oscillations. Fluid contamination of the flywheel (are you leaking oil) can do this as well.
Something else to consider, Dodge does NOT recommend resurfacing the flywheel. It's not flat. Was it refaced?
A bad clutch disk can also cause this. There are springs to help "dampen" oscillations. Fluid contamination of the flywheel (are you leaking oil) can do this as well.
Something else to consider, Dodge does NOT recommend resurfacing the flywheel. It's not flat. Was it refaced?
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