have u ever worked on a peterbuilt?

[200x_Basket]

my folks drive a truck and just called to see if they could stop by my house to change the clutch i told them i could do it but i dont know have any of you ever done this? what am i in for. i bet that ten speed tranny is HUGE. i have all of the basic tools i would ever need and most of the measuring tools. i dont know what special tools i may need. so what do you think? two maybe three hours :rolleyes:

[Mr. Richard]

BETTER PLAN ON 6 HRS!!!! better rent a large tranny jack and have a concrete floor too. we have done all our trucks. and 5-6 hrs is a good average, what about the flywheel/ are you going to get a recon??? if not you should!!!! good luck

[200x_Basket]

how hard is it to adjust the clutch. i was told that it was a special procedure??? i have a machine shop 1 mile from my house that can resurface the flywheel. i have a 2 1/2 ton floor jack that i have modified to work on my car/truck trannys. i was hopping to be able to use it. i will plan on two days since this is my first BIG truck. :)
thanks kasey

[250sx]

man you've got a big pair to tackle that one. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

[Mr. Richard]

RENT A TRUCK TRANSMISSION JACK!!!!!! YOUR LIFE ISN'T WORTH A MICKEY MOUSE FLOOR JACK!!!!! THAT TRANS PROBABLY WEIGHS 1100#'S AND IT AIN'T NO PICNIC MOVING IT AROUND !!!! TRUST ME I HAVE DONE SEVERAL:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

[Bob]

hey 200x-basket, you better listen to kasey and rent a truck tranny jack.i've changed a few clutches,and there not fun.i used to own several tri-axles,and adjusting the clutch wasnt very hard,call your local truck shop and ask to talk to a mechanic,hopefully he will help you out with the procedure. and hey good luck,my first clutch change took two days.(had no clue what i was doing)

[200x_Basket]

i will rent a jack, and thanks for the help

[Fuzzy]

I havnt done one on a peterbuilt. But i have done one on a freightliner. And it was a cab over so it was pretty easy. But took a chain hoist and me and another guy about 8 hours start to finnish. So if that one in a conventional cab. Have fun they are a lot tuffer to get at and you have to drop the tranny out the bottom instead of just holding it up with a hoist like we did and swinging it out of the way.

[Troll]

The clutch adjustment isnt to bad. Most times all you do is remove the bottom bellhousing plate ( 4 bolts).
Then rotate the engine/clutch assy untill you see a small bolt holding a rectangular tab, it secures a cogged ring.
Remove the piece and rotate the cogged ring clockwise 3 to 4 notches to tighten the clutch pack.......................Troll

[200x_Basket]

well i jus ot the old clutch out. it was no BIG deal. they have just left to get hte new parts. i hope i am trong enough to lift that pressure plate assembly back into place! i bet it weighs 250pounds! :shocked:

[200x_Basket]

well it is all done! it took about 7 hours to do it (my first time). Kasey you were right about that jack. you must have a truck trany jack to do this job. that tranny is huge!:doh:
thanks to all of you that offered advice
:headbang:

[Fuzzy]

Good job. And congrates on getting it done. And you got it done 1 hour faster then i did on the freightliner. But we did have to stop and run to get the parts which took about 1 hour. So we were about even LOL:headbang: