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I have a 1999 Freightliner FLD with Detroit and Rockwell 10 speed. My clutch is engaging near the top of the pedal travel
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URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED HERE!!!! IMMINENT CLUTCH DESTRUCTION LIKELY IF NOT ADJUSTED ASAP!!!
Clutch adjustment is not a big deal.
If you decide to adjust it yourself, just be sure to do the adjustment INTERNALLY at the adjuster on the pressure plate.
Never adjust the external linkage to compensate for normal clutch wear.
To adjust:
Remove the inspection cover at the bottom of the flywheel housing.
look up in there to see what position the adjuster is at, then turn the crankshaft til the adjuster is at the bottom near the inspection hole.
(I use a socket & breaker bar on the retaining bolt on the harmonic balancer on the front of the crankshaft to rotate it)
Have an assistant depress the clutch pedal to the floor & hold it down.
(The adjuster will not turn unless the clutch is disengaged)
Put a 5/8 box end wrench on the adjuster hex head & push in the locking collar.
Pull the wrench toward the drivers side to increase free travel (actually turning the adjuster clockwise)
Adjust it about a 1/4 turn then check free travel, adjust this way til you have 1 1/2 to 2 inches of free travel.
Be sure the locking collar has popped back out to lock the adjuster, (you may have to rotate the adjuster a little one way or the other til it locks)
Thats it!
WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE GREASE THE THROWOUT BEARING!
Some have a fitting on the bottom of the throwout bearing, others have a hose from the bearing attached to a grease fitting in the inpection cover, whichever kind it has, put in about 10 pumps of a good quality #2 grease, it's very important to keep the throwout bearing lubricated.
Now replace the inspection cover & you're good to go.
Never let a clutch adjustment "run tight" (no free travel), or the clutch will soon start to slip and self destruct.