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Old Oct 3, 2023 | 09:48 AM
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First trip at start up in first gear clutch chatters after that it is fine. What could be happening?
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Old Oct 3, 2023 | 12:14 PM
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You've got oil leaking onto the disc causing the chatter. It burns off after the first use and the chatter goes away.
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What is the cure?
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You need to get under your car and confirm that it's an oil leak causing this.....tell tale signs will be oil inside the bell housing. If that's not the case, it could be a clutch disc nearing the end of life.... or the flywheel is at the point of needing a re-surface. It's pretty hard to tell without a teardown, so how many miles, and how badly abused the clutch set-up may be could be a indicator it's time.
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Thanks! It is the original clutch.
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