Jonathon,here`s a story for you : I have a friend who owns a repair/tow business. Almost 2 years ago, he acquired a `97 F150 from a tow job that had a blown engine( the previous owner, a lady, probably wanted a new truck). It was very rust-free, very clean ( it even smelled nice inside ), had been garaged and periodically maintained. I bought it for what he had in it for the tow job ( $50.00 ); I had an engine from a 1-year older car that would swap into it with relatively minor `adjustments`. When I got the truck road-worthy, I quickly discovered that the rear-end howled ( pinion gear was bad ). So, I purchased a low-mileage used rear-end from a salvage-parts business. Three weeks later,a head gasket blew resulting in oil leaking down on the exhaust ( oil only - a Ford problem , verified by the local Ford Dealer mechanics ) . So , I let my friend`s mechanic fix it ( a complicated procedure on these `newer` engines that is beyond my capabilities - I`m `old-school`. ) Problems solved ( or so I thought), I then put 18,000 miles on it. While driving home last week, a lady driving beside me got my attention , pointed to the left- rear wheel, and made a wobbling motion.After pulling over, I discovered that the axle bearing was going bad. Called my tow guy and got towed to his shop, where he confirmed the problem. I replaced the axle bearing and seal the next day.( good thing I was between jobs and had some time off ).However, as I was backing out of the stall , I noticed in the mirror that the tire was still wobbling ( not the lug nuts ). Pulled it back into the stall, jack up that side of the rear-end, removed the tire and checked it on the tire machine - the rim was not bent and the tire was not deformed. Which meant that the left axle was bent ( not by me - that`s how it came in the rear-end when I got it from the salvage business - they didn`t catch it ). I put the wheel back on and drove it home for the weekend ( I had put 18,000 miles on the old bearing and it never made any bad sounds & I never felt the wobble, so 40 miles to home and back wasn`t going to hurt the new bearing & seal ). On Monday, he found me a used axle from a local salvage business , so I installed it. This time when I backed out of the stall, the wheel did not wobble ! So, yeah, got it done right `cause I did it twice ! Ha ha !
Its nice to see that rollback back out again. Personally your Peterbilt 359 is my favorite truck of yours. Would be nice to see a startup/drive video of it. Thanks for all the great videos!
Many years ago, I had (in sheer frustration) written with a Sharpie pen on my hard hat at work "We don't have time to do the job right, but we have time to do the job over again." Boss man saw it one day and gave me some unholy ration of crap about it. Boy, was he mad. 😂 I don't mind blocking under things, but it would be safer (if you've got enough blocks) to build a box crib under each wheel, so it's more stable. Only takes a few extra minutes to look out for yourself and your workers. Good video!
Great video, I liked that you showed even when you think you have all the replacement parts for a job there’s always missing parts that are needed. Always plan for a job to take longer than it should, it will keep the frustration down in the end.
Well I know your exact address now. I have a cousin that lives over near Whispering Pines. They have those long pine needles all over everything there too. I put a used manual transmission in my 95 F150. The old one wore out and reverse gear was stripped, and it would not even go into overdrive. Straight 6 and 4:11 rear end. It came with a 3:73. The JD dealership changed it out. It really needed overdrive. It was a john deere company truck and had hauled some heavy equipment. Anyway, I had a very hard time pulling the transmission, and I now have problems with hopping when starting from a dead stop. I changed all u joints and the center bearing. It worked fine before. I had to use a come along and pry bars to get the old transmission out. I guess I might have bent something in the clutch. It' s always something!
Simon from the UK here... Johnathon did do a video on one of his truck's. But yes I would love to see and hear more about everything really. He has such a calming voice that I could listen for hours.😉
Love the vids John the more I watch the more you make me motivated into workin on my 93 F350 idi. Keep up the great work/vids. Your really an inspiration!
Clutches are kinda funny. The clutch disk, clutch cover, and flywheel are designed as a system. The clutch life is denoted by the manufacturer as being a certain amount of wear of the friction material, much less than wearing it down to nothing....but how would you know? They aren't out in the bright sunshine, like disk brake pads, where you could take a peek at them once in a while. I wouldn't see someone taking the trans off the back of the engine to take a look and measure the clutch disk thickness a couple times a year. So we drive them past the official "worn out" point. The thing is, somewhere past this point, the cover clamping pressure will start to drop off and even though there is still meat on the disk, it becomes more and more likely that the clutch will start to slip. Of course, when it starts to slip, it wears the disk and the flywheel and the pressure plate in the cover and then the clamping really drops off and the ability to transmit torque just falls off a cliff. If brakes performed this way, there would be a lot more wrecks!
Jonathan should mount one of those metal arms that swing out to keep the kids from walking in front onto the bumper. He could hang a the shredded remains of a book bag off of it. The Highway Patrol would love that on his next call.
Nice job, it's amazing how much abuse they will take and still work. I always stack each row of cribbing 6x6's two sideways and rotate the next level 90 degrees so they won't kick out sideways or if one fails the other will still support the vehicle. When I was young a teenager in town died when his car slid off of the blocking that was holding it up, he wasn't crushed, but didn't have enough room to breath in and out so he eventually suffocated before his friend came back from the parts store to find him. I can't think of a worse way to go, be safe, don't rush. I know that you have a redundant safety of the wrecker, I'm glad you explained that in the video.
Years ago, a friend was working under a car that he had placed on 4 jack stands , but he had the jack stands sitting on dirt - and the vehicle had been sitting there for quite some time, so the stands had `settled` a bit. As he was wrestling a part of the exhaust system off, the car fell on him.Similar to your story, the car did not crush him, but pinned him so he couldn`t breathe resulting in his death. As such, I am ALWAYS very careful to go to extra measures to make sure any vehicle I work under is secure from moving and extra-blocked up.
While it's not a big truck...when I had my 1995 Ford Ranger I used to have my wife shift gears. :) Was kind of fun. Okay honey, third please. Now fourth. :)
Once in awhile, it's very satisfying to just "fix something" that needs fixing and you have either been putting it off or just haven't had the time !! Seems like this could be one of those. ;o)
Ashamed? Ashamed of what? Honest, Christian man, honest business, put food on the table, provide for your Family, you're a kind person. No shame there, except some imaginary narcissistic BS of a work truck not being Show perfect? Wow, the South sure has changed since I grew up there; Charlotte, Carolina Beach, Wilmington, Raleigh. Folks were just more grateful for what they had I guess. The only "shame" was bein lazy- and you're not.
Wow that's different never quite thought of doing a transmission like that I guess that would work with some of our single axle trucks I don't know if we could do that with a tandem axle or tri axle with the 13 speeds and the double disc clutch we don't have a wrecker or even a front end loader that would lift the front of one of the tandem's or Tri Axel's that would work on our F800 with a little 8.3 Cummins I don't know if we could do that with the Western Star and a 14 liter Cummins never too old to learn trust me I listen to every word anything I learned from you save me a heap of trouble
Crazy...I had a dream last night after watching this that my pickup truck fell off of some blocks while I was doing (can't remember what kind of) a repair and I thought, "that's not a big deal." :>)
Not a easy job doing a clutch when your lying on the ground a pit would have made it so much easier, worked as a mechanic myself and i often did jobs in similar conditions. Good work Jonathan.
Thanks for all the great videos! You have got to be one of the hardest working mechanics / machinist / tow truck driver and a little bit of everything else. I was wondering I have some brass laying around would you like it to melt down for one of your engine projects?
Hi Jonathan, on your clutch problems, you may need to dial flywheel housing in, or maybe foot slipped of pedal, not telling you anything you don't know already, just trying to help
Hello Jonathan! I was just wondering if you could help a fella out and let me know how to adjust that style of clutch, please. I'm used to the other style of heavy duty clutch and my little dump truck has the style of clutch you installed in this video. Thanks for the great videos!
How abt the Bearing n front of trans case?? Could that B reason that center busted from clutch?? From fatigue of it flexing from shaft moving ?? That wood explain spines worn??
The sintered metal clutches tear up more flywheels unnecessarily, they started using them as standard equipment in IH and GMC trucks in the early 80's. All the replacement clutches were those as well, to get a full face clutch disc or assembly it had to be ordered or rebuilt locally. Junk.
Mr Jonathan I have a 4700 with the old 7.3 idi with a 5 speed Spicer and I've been wanting to swap a 12 valve cummins but I need the adapter but I can't find any info would you happen to know if it is possible thank you
You make it look so easy, but I know it's not. You could have just switched everything else around the backwards shifter and made it a right hand drive wrecker! Thanks.
Your always better off replacing the flywheel. Turning them causes them to chatter. I am surprised that medium duty truck does not have a double clutch.
Great video Jonathan, I look forward to them.
Meeting you is on my bucket list.
" I don't lead a exciting life"
Jonathon,here`s a story for you :
I have a friend who owns a repair/tow business. Almost 2 years ago, he acquired a `97 F150 from a tow job that had a blown engine( the previous owner, a lady, probably wanted a new truck). It was very rust-free, very clean ( it even smelled nice inside ), had been garaged and periodically maintained.
I bought it for what he had in it for the tow job ( $50.00 ); I had an engine from a 1-year older car that would swap into it with relatively minor `adjustments`.
When I got the truck road-worthy, I quickly discovered that the rear-end howled ( pinion gear was bad ). So, I purchased a low-mileage used rear-end from a salvage-parts business.
Three weeks later,a head gasket blew resulting in oil leaking down on the exhaust ( oil only - a Ford problem , verified by the local Ford Dealer mechanics ) . So , I let my friend`s mechanic fix it ( a complicated procedure on these `newer` engines that is beyond my capabilities - I`m `old-school`. )
Problems solved ( or so I thought), I then put 18,000 miles on it.
While driving home last week, a lady driving beside me got my attention , pointed to the left- rear wheel, and made a wobbling motion.After pulling over, I discovered that the axle bearing was going bad.
Called my tow guy and got towed to his shop, where he confirmed the problem.
I replaced the axle bearing and seal the next day.( good thing I was between jobs and had some time off ).However, as I was backing out of the stall , I noticed in the mirror that the tire was still wobbling ( not the lug nuts ). Pulled it back into the stall, jack up that side of the rear-end, removed the tire and checked it on the tire machine - the rim was not bent and the tire was not deformed.
Which meant that the left axle was bent ( not by me - that`s how it came in the rear-end when I got it from the salvage business - they didn`t catch it ).
I put the wheel back on and drove it home for the weekend ( I had put 18,000 miles on the old bearing and it never made any bad sounds & I never felt the wobble, so 40 miles to home and back wasn`t going to hurt the new bearing & seal ).
On Monday, he found me a used axle from a local salvage business , so I installed it.
This time when I backed out of the stall, the wheel did not wobble !
So, yeah, got it done right `cause I did it twice ! Ha ha !
Its nice to see that rollback back out again. Personally your Peterbilt 359 is my favorite truck of yours. Would be nice to see a startup/drive video of it. Thanks for all the great videos!
I believe he has already done that. I’m sure I remember seeing a video of it a while back.
Simon from the UK here... yes Johnathon has done a start up video of his Peter built. Be even more amazing if he can get that in use.😉
Simon from the UK here... Great video as normal Johnathon. Glad to see this truck back in action. You should take us along with your tow's.
Many years ago, I had (in sheer frustration) written with a Sharpie pen on my hard hat at work "We don't have time to do the job right, but we have time to do the job over again." Boss man saw it one day and gave me some unholy ration of crap about it. Boy, was he mad. 😂
I don't mind blocking under things, but it would be safer (if you've got enough blocks) to build a box crib under each wheel, so it's more stable. Only takes a few extra minutes to look out for yourself and your workers. Good video!
The backwards shifter was great! I know that feeling all too well with my projects. Put it together inky to find something is backwards.
Great video, I liked that you showed even when you think you have all the replacement parts for a job there’s always missing parts that are needed. Always plan for a job to take longer than it should, it will keep the frustration down in the end.
Well I know your exact address now. I have a cousin that lives over near Whispering Pines. They have those long pine needles all over everything there too. I put a used manual transmission in my 95 F150. The old one wore out and reverse gear was stripped, and it would not even go into overdrive. Straight 6 and 4:11 rear end. It came with a 3:73. The JD dealership changed it out. It really needed overdrive. It was a john deere company truck and had hauled some heavy equipment. Anyway, I had a very hard time pulling the transmission, and I now have problems with hopping when starting from a dead stop. I changed all u joints and the center bearing. It worked fine before. I had to use a come along and pry bars to get the old transmission out. I guess I might have bent something in the clutch. It' s always something!
Good Going Jonathan. Always thinking ahead and avoiding trouble when you can. Good call on the emergency brake linkage.
Would be neat to have a video of each wrecker showing all the details and telling the history.
MJM’s Workshop would like to see that myself
Simon from the UK here... Johnathon did do a video on one of his truck's. But yes I would love to see and hear more about everything really. He has such a calming voice that I could listen for hours.😉
Love the vids John the more I watch the more you make me motivated into workin on my 93 F350 idi. Keep up the great work/vids. Your really an inspiration!
Clutches are kinda funny. The clutch disk, clutch cover, and flywheel are designed as a system. The clutch life is denoted by the manufacturer as being a certain amount of wear of the friction material, much less than wearing it down to nothing....but how would you know? They aren't out in the bright sunshine, like disk brake pads, where you could take a peek at them once in a while. I wouldn't see someone taking the trans off the back of the engine to take a look and measure the clutch disk thickness a couple times a year. So we drive them past the official "worn out" point. The thing is, somewhere past this point, the cover clamping pressure will start to drop off and even though there is still meat on the disk, it becomes more and more likely that the clutch will start to slip. Of course, when it starts to slip, it wears the disk and the flywheel and the pressure plate in the cover and then the clamping really drops off and the ability to transmit torque just falls off a cliff. If brakes performed this way, there would be a lot more wrecks!
Man I can't wait to see you get done with that drag car I love the work you do keep it up man
I like the yellow nose it gives it character.
Jonathan should mount one of those metal arms that swing out to keep the kids from walking in front onto the bumper. He could hang a the shredded remains of a book bag off of it. The Highway Patrol would love that on his next call.
Nice job, it's amazing how much abuse they will take and still work. I always stack each row of cribbing 6x6's two sideways and rotate the next level 90 degrees so they won't kick out sideways or if one fails the other will still support the vehicle. When I was young a teenager in town died when his car slid off of the blocking that was holding it up, he wasn't crushed, but didn't have enough room to breath in and out so he eventually suffocated before his friend came back from the parts store to find him. I can't think of a worse way to go, be safe, don't rush. I know that you have a redundant safety of the wrecker, I'm glad you explained that in the video.
Years ago, a friend was working under a car that he had placed on 4 jack stands , but he had the jack stands sitting on dirt - and the vehicle had been sitting there for quite some time, so the stands had `settled` a bit. As he was wrestling a part of the exhaust system off, the car fell on him.Similar to your story, the car did not crush him, but pinned him so he couldn`t breathe resulting in his death.
As such, I am ALWAYS very careful to go to extra measures to make sure any vehicle I work under is secure from moving and extra-blocked up.
ddocspeck sorry to hear that, be safe
We lost an old rock star here in MA a few years ago when vehicle came down on him. I think he was useing them pipe type jack stands.
I thought the 3rd block was a little sketchy and also not teaching our younger BYM's safety.
It was hooked tomy wrecker, I trust it more than the blocks. Blocks are there to keep it from swinging.
Well, the most important thing is that you learned something........
it would be fun to see if 2 people could drive it ,thanks for the video bet that fly wheel wasent 45 bucks,
Cool to see you here Mustie :) Love your vids :)
While it's not a big truck...when I had my 1995 Ford Ranger I used to have my wife shift gears. :) Was kind of fun. Okay honey, third please. Now fourth. :)
Once in awhile, it's very satisfying to just "fix something" that needs fixing and you have either been putting it off or just haven't had the time !! Seems like this could be one of those. ;o)
Ashamed? Ashamed of what? Honest, Christian man, honest business, put food on the table, provide for your Family, you're a kind person. No shame there, except some imaginary narcissistic BS of a work truck not being Show perfect? Wow, the South sure has changed since I grew up there; Charlotte, Carolina Beach, Wilmington, Raleigh. Folks were just more grateful for what they had I guess. The only "shame" was bein lazy- and you're not.
G'Day, here in Australia, we cannot find fault with the shifter, the right side, is the right side.
Wow that's different never quite thought of doing a transmission like that I guess that would work with some of our single axle trucks I don't know if we could do that with a tandem axle or tri axle with the 13 speeds and the double disc clutch we don't have a wrecker or even a front end loader that would lift the front of one of the tandem's or Tri Axel's that would work on our F800 with a little 8.3 Cummins I don't know if we could do that with the Western Star and a 14 liter Cummins never too old to learn trust me I listen to every word anything I learned from you save me a heap of trouble
Crazy...I had a dream last night after watching this that my pickup truck fell off of some blocks while I was doing (can't remember what kind of) a repair and I thought, "that's not a big deal." :>)
You Sir are a Rock Star. Thanks for sharing.
I too got you on my bucket list of people I want to meet and shake your hand and say “ Thankyou for sharing some of you story’s.
Not a easy job doing a clutch when your lying on the ground a pit would have made it so much easier, worked as a mechanic myself and i often did jobs in similar conditions. Good work Jonathan.
They're usually if you have a button clutch but almost 90% of the time wipes the flywheel out that I've ran into especially on the Freightliner
I did that on a 3-speed Ford once. Put it in reverse and it was in second. Drove it like that for a few days.
I was trying to figure out how you were going to change the clutch out with the motor running!
The OSHA man just fainted.
I didn't mean to hit him that hard!!
Awesome video she's going to be back on the road again awesome
Thanks for all the great videos! You have got to be one of the hardest working mechanics / machinist / tow truck driver and a little bit of everything else. I was wondering I have some brass laying around would you like it to melt down for one of your engine projects?
i thought you were headed for england when i saw the shifter!!!!! i like your jack that works good!
JASON Barton ... Simon from the UK here.. I don't think Johnathon would lime it over here. I wouldn't blame him as I'd love to live over there. 😉
I got to put one in my rollback before long..same truck. Looks like urs.mine is 96 international v8. 5 speed
Hi Jonathan, on your clutch problems, you may need to dial flywheel housing in, or maybe foot slipped of pedal, not telling you anything you don't know already, just trying to help
Hello Jonathan! I was just wondering if you could help a fella out and let me know how to adjust that style of clutch, please. I'm used to the other style of heavy duty clutch and my little dump truck has the style of clutch you installed in this video. Thanks for the great videos!
How abt the Bearing n front of trans case?? Could that B reason that center busted from clutch?? From fatigue of it flexing from shaft moving ?? That wood explain spines worn??
The sintered metal clutches tear up more flywheels unnecessarily, they started using them as standard equipment in IH and GMC trucks in the early 80's. All the replacement clutches were those as well, to get a full face clutch disc or assembly it had to be ordered or rebuilt locally. Junk.
Mr Jonathan I have a 4700 with the old 7.3 idi with a 5 speed Spicer and I've been wanting to swap a 12 valve cummins but I need the adapter but I can't find any info would you happen to know if it is possible thank you
I just recently put a clutch in my f150. Maybe one day I won't be poor and can pay someone to fix my junk.
Is there any links to the parts you used by chance
Internationals clutch linkages wear out like none I've ever seen I've replaced a few different types myself.
Thank you for the video. Would it help to drill out the emergency linkage and tap it for a grease zert?
good video dude, just one question.. do somebody know how to adjust that kind of clutch???
You make it look so easy, but I know it's not.
You could have just switched everything else around the backwards shifter and made it a right hand drive wrecker!
Thanks.
Should feel like butter
Great job
Hello sir how r u a have a question how to adjustment that clutch
Aussie shifter
how is it haveing help around?
that shifter would b perfect In aust right hand drive
The days of the fiber clutch gone?
skf is a good brand japan if memory serves me koyo is good to
SKF bearing. Svenska Kullager Fabriken. (Swedish bearing plant). Swedish steel bites hard :D
Bad Ass
👍
Your always better off replacing the flywheel. Turning them causes them to chatter. I am surprised that medium duty truck does not have a double clutch.
Clutch pads don’t look like they used to wayyy back in the 60’s!
MRrwmac lot less asbestos. 😁
YIKES. I've only worked on cars and pickups . i don't think i wanna mess with trucks.
Jonathan you can drive and your wife can shift.
I'm surprised that they don't offer a different kind of disc for that or u didn't know of one that would fit
Good thing you could turn that shifter or else you would have to hire somebody to ride in the passenger seat and shift gears for you, haha.
Are you familiar with Rockauto.com? Good deals on parts. I also generally have the best luck with old nos USA bearings on ebay
Is that transmissions a medium duty Eaton 6 speed?
Spicer 5 speed.
Bracking your toys agenn jhonethen W. Bracking your toys is not the ancer for doing things .
You ever gonna work on the 4x4 wrecker again?
browncarp .. Simon from the UK here..... I do believe he is. Yes I'd love to see that finished and see it working.😉
Flimsiest disc i ever seen.
I bought a set of headers the store opened the box and stole the collectors, bolts and gaskets
Theres your problem!
WOW,my old 65 GTO had more meat on the clutch than that truck clutch has,.
And don't use brake drums for wheel chocks! OK?
Why not? They are made to keep things from rolling
Jonathan W ok, you got me there lol
Leave it to engineers to to build a clutch that has 16 square inches of contact to the flywheel.
Not much different than doing the Clutch/Flywheel in my 2004 Jeep Wrangler.
To much talking not enough good info on how to install