Wacky Clutch
12-17-2004, 01:59 PM
#1
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Wacky Clutch
'02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
intermittent???
I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to change
gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it into
neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch pedal
pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off and
put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed in.
The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything is
completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer and
make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely normal,
clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness for
the normally noisy NV3550?
/Peter
Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
intermittent???
I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to change
gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it into
neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch pedal
pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off and
put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed in.
The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything is
completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer and
make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely normal,
clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness for
the normally noisy NV3550?
/Peter
12-17-2004, 02:06 PM
#2
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Re: Wacky Clutch
LOL!
Haven't done that for a while, funny....
It froze on. Literally.
Hit any puddles just before?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
>
> Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> intermittent???
>
> I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to change
> gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it into
> neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch pedal
> pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off and
> put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed in.
> The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything is
> completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
>
> The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer and
> make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely normal,
> clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
>
> What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness for
> the normally noisy NV3550?
>
> /Peter
Haven't done that for a while, funny....
It froze on. Literally.
Hit any puddles just before?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
>
> Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> intermittent???
>
> I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to change
> gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it into
> neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch pedal
> pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off and
> put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed in.
> The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything is
> completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
>
> The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer and
> make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely normal,
> clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
>
> What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness for
> the normally noisy NV3550?
>
> /Peter
12-17-2004, 02:06 PM
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Re: Wacky Clutch
LOL!
Haven't done that for a while, funny....
It froze on. Literally.
Hit any puddles just before?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
>
> Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> intermittent???
>
> I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to change
> gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it into
> neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch pedal
> pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off and
> put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed in.
> The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything is
> completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
>
> The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer and
> make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely normal,
> clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
>
> What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness for
> the normally noisy NV3550?
>
> /Peter
Haven't done that for a while, funny....
It froze on. Literally.
Hit any puddles just before?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
>
> Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> intermittent???
>
> I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to change
> gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it into
> neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch pedal
> pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off and
> put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed in.
> The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything is
> completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
>
> The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer and
> make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely normal,
> clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
>
> What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness for
> the normally noisy NV3550?
>
> /Peter
12-17-2004, 02:06 PM
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Re: Wacky Clutch
LOL!
Haven't done that for a while, funny....
It froze on. Literally.
Hit any puddles just before?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
>
> Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> intermittent???
>
> I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to change
> gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it into
> neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch pedal
> pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off and
> put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed in.
> The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything is
> completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
>
> The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer and
> make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely normal,
> clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
>
> What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness for
> the normally noisy NV3550?
>
> /Peter
Haven't done that for a while, funny....
It froze on. Literally.
Hit any puddles just before?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
>
> Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> intermittent???
>
> I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to change
> gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it into
> neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch pedal
> pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off and
> put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed in.
> The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything is
> completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
>
> The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer and
> make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely normal,
> clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
>
> What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness for
> the normally noisy NV3550?
>
> /Peter
12-17-2004, 02:44 PM
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Re: Wacky Clutch
No, no puddles that I recall. They would have been frozen anyway. It hasn't
been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
fording or something.
I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
the same as the old
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> Haven't done that for a while, funny....
>
> It froze on. Literally.
>
> Hit any puddles just before?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> >
> > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > intermittent???
> >
> > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
change
> > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
into
> > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
pedal
> > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
and
> > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
in.
> > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
is
> > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> >
> > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
and
> > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
normal,
> > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> >
> > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
for
> > the normally noisy NV3550?
> >
> > /Peter
been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
fording or something.
I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
the same as the old
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> Haven't done that for a while, funny....
>
> It froze on. Literally.
>
> Hit any puddles just before?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> >
> > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > intermittent???
> >
> > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
change
> > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
into
> > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
pedal
> > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
and
> > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
in.
> > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
is
> > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> >
> > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
and
> > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
normal,
> > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> >
> > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
for
> > the normally noisy NV3550?
> >
> > /Peter
12-17-2004, 02:44 PM
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Re: Wacky Clutch
No, no puddles that I recall. They would have been frozen anyway. It hasn't
been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
fording or something.
I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
the same as the old
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> Haven't done that for a while, funny....
>
> It froze on. Literally.
>
> Hit any puddles just before?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> >
> > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > intermittent???
> >
> > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
change
> > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
into
> > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
pedal
> > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
and
> > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
in.
> > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
is
> > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> >
> > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
and
> > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
normal,
> > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> >
> > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
for
> > the normally noisy NV3550?
> >
> > /Peter
been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
fording or something.
I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
the same as the old
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> Haven't done that for a while, funny....
>
> It froze on. Literally.
>
> Hit any puddles just before?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> >
> > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > intermittent???
> >
> > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
change
> > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
into
> > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
pedal
> > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
and
> > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
in.
> > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
is
> > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> >
> > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
and
> > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
normal,
> > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> >
> > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
for
> > the normally noisy NV3550?
> >
> > /Peter
12-17-2004, 02:44 PM
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Re: Wacky Clutch
No, no puddles that I recall. They would have been frozen anyway. It hasn't
been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
fording or something.
I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
the same as the old
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> Haven't done that for a while, funny....
>
> It froze on. Literally.
>
> Hit any puddles just before?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> >
> > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > intermittent???
> >
> > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
change
> > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
into
> > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
pedal
> > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
and
> > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
in.
> > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
is
> > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> >
> > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
and
> > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
normal,
> > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> >
> > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
for
> > the normally noisy NV3550?
> >
> > /Peter
been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
fording or something.
I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
the same as the old
bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> Haven't done that for a while, funny....
>
> It froze on. Literally.
>
> Hit any puddles just before?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> >
> > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > intermittent???
> >
> > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
change
> > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
into
> > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
pedal
> > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
and
> > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
in.
> > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
is
> > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> >
> > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
and
> > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
normal,
> > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> >
> > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
for
> > the normally noisy NV3550?
> >
> > /Peter
12-17-2004, 02:53 PM
#8
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Re: Wacky Clutch
Ouch....
That could be something like a broken part that jammed the slave before
falling to the bottom. Does yours have an inspection plate on the
bottom you can open to see if any 'fingers' are laying around down
there?
Mike
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> No, no puddles that I recall. They would have been frozen anyway. It hasn't
> been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
> fording or something.
>
> I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
>
> So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
> the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
> sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
> the same as the old
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
> The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL!
> >
> > Haven't done that for a while, funny....
> >
> > It froze on. Literally.
> >
> > Hit any puddles just before?
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> > >
> > > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > > intermittent???
> > >
> > > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
> change
> > > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
> into
> > > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
> pedal
> > > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
> and
> > > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
> in.
> > > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
> is
> > > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> > >
> > > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
> and
> > > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
> normal,
> > > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> > >
> > > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
> for
> > > the normally noisy NV3550?
> > >
> > > /Peter
That could be something like a broken part that jammed the slave before
falling to the bottom. Does yours have an inspection plate on the
bottom you can open to see if any 'fingers' are laying around down
there?
Mike
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> No, no puddles that I recall. They would have been frozen anyway. It hasn't
> been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
> fording or something.
>
> I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
>
> So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
> the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
> sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
> the same as the old
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
> The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL!
> >
> > Haven't done that for a while, funny....
> >
> > It froze on. Literally.
> >
> > Hit any puddles just before?
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> > >
> > > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > > intermittent???
> > >
> > > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
> change
> > > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
> into
> > > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
> pedal
> > > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
> and
> > > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
> in.
> > > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
> is
> > > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> > >
> > > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
> and
> > > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
> normal,
> > > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> > >
> > > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
> for
> > > the normally noisy NV3550?
> > >
> > > /Peter
12-17-2004, 02:53 PM
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Wacky Clutch
Ouch....
That could be something like a broken part that jammed the slave before
falling to the bottom. Does yours have an inspection plate on the
bottom you can open to see if any 'fingers' are laying around down
there?
Mike
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> No, no puddles that I recall. They would have been frozen anyway. It hasn't
> been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
> fording or something.
>
> I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
>
> So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
> the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
> sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
> the same as the old
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
> The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL!
> >
> > Haven't done that for a while, funny....
> >
> > It froze on. Literally.
> >
> > Hit any puddles just before?
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> > >
> > > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > > intermittent???
> > >
> > > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
> change
> > > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
> into
> > > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
> pedal
> > > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
> and
> > > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
> in.
> > > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
> is
> > > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> > >
> > > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
> and
> > > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
> normal,
> > > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> > >
> > > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
> for
> > > the normally noisy NV3550?
> > >
> > > /Peter
That could be something like a broken part that jammed the slave before
falling to the bottom. Does yours have an inspection plate on the
bottom you can open to see if any 'fingers' are laying around down
there?
Mike
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> No, no puddles that I recall. They would have been frozen anyway. It hasn't
> been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
> fording or something.
>
> I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
>
> So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
> the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
> sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
> the same as the old
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
> The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL!
> >
> > Haven't done that for a while, funny....
> >
> > It froze on. Literally.
> >
> > Hit any puddles just before?
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> > >
> > > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > > intermittent???
> > >
> > > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
> change
> > > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
> into
> > > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
> pedal
> > > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
> and
> > > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
> in.
> > > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
> is
> > > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> > >
> > > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
> and
> > > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
> normal,
> > > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> > >
> > > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
> for
> > > the normally noisy NV3550?
> > >
> > > /Peter
12-17-2004, 02:53 PM
#10
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Wacky Clutch
Ouch....
That could be something like a broken part that jammed the slave before
falling to the bottom. Does yours have an inspection plate on the
bottom you can open to see if any 'fingers' are laying around down
there?
Mike
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> No, no puddles that I recall. They would have been frozen anyway. It hasn't
> been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
> fording or something.
>
> I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
>
> So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
> the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
> sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
> the same as the old
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
> The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL!
> >
> > Haven't done that for a while, funny....
> >
> > It froze on. Literally.
> >
> > Hit any puddles just before?
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> > >
> > > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > > intermittent???
> > >
> > > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
> change
> > > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
> into
> > > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
> pedal
> > > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
> and
> > > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
> in.
> > > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
> is
> > > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> > >
> > > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
> and
> > > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
> normal,
> > > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> > >
> > > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
> for
> > > the normally noisy NV3550?
> > >
> > > /Peter
That could be something like a broken part that jammed the slave before
falling to the bottom. Does yours have an inspection plate on the
bottom you can open to see if any 'fingers' are laying around down
there?
Mike
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> No, no puddles that I recall. They would have been frozen anyway. It hasn't
> been offroaded since before freeze-up, so it's not like I just did some
> fording or something.
>
> I can't say I've ever heard of a clutch being literally frozen before.
>
> So the intermittent warm idle "thunk thunk thunk" from the bellhousing and
> the new bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in
> sounds are unlikely to be related to this disengagement anomaly? (The new
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-coasting-with-clutch-in sound is not
> the same as the old
> bunch-of-marbles-rattling-in-a-can-when-in-neutral-with-clutch-out sound.
> The latter is standard NV3550 fare I gather.)
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41C32E33.D7D121EA@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL!
> >
> > Haven't done that for a while, funny....
> >
> > It froze on. Literally.
> >
> > Hit any puddles just before?
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > '02 TJ with 4L and NV3550:
> > >
> > > Anybody have a clue as to what would make clutch disengagement
> > > intermittent???
> > >
> > > I'm driving through a little village and press the clutch pedal to
> change
> > > gears, and _nothing_ happens - the clutch remains engaged. I force it
> into
> > > neutral, then can't get it into any gear at all. No amount of clutch
> pedal
> > > pumping makes any difference. Not rolling anymore, I shut the motor off
> and
> > > put it into first gear, then start it up with the clutch pedal pushed
> in.
> > > The TJ lurches a little bit, the the clutch "breaks free" and everything
> is
> > > completely normal for the three mile drive home, clutch is working fine.
> > >
> > > The powertrain is still nominally under warranty, so I call the dealer
> and
> > > make an appointed. The fifteen mile trip to the dealer is completely
> normal,
> > > clutch working fine. Naturally, after keeping it for a couple of days,
> > > Dealer calls and says there's nothing wrong with it.
> > >
> > > What gives? Could this somehow be related to the increasing noisiness
> for
> > > the normally noisy NV3550?
> > >
> > > /Peter