JLudwig
Ex Member
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Hello all, first post, been lurking and searching, thanks for a great board. I've been trying to hunt down an odd sound, it almost sounds like my clutch plates are slipping, it's a metallic sound. Some details:
1. '04 Savage with 3700 miles on it.
2. The sound occurs at speeds above 30mph, but only when the clutch is engaged. If I stay on the throttle and keep the clutch in, there isn't a noise. This leads me to believe its in the drive train somewhere, not the engine.
This weekend I got around to my first bit of DIY maintainence. I moved to a thicker oil (20W50) thinking that might help if its clutchs plates, also adjusted decompression cable and valve cleareance, and threw a new spark plug in there.
In the process I dropped the tiny little gasket at the end of the speedo cable under my starter motor. First, could someone possibly give me the dimension of that gasket and a stab at what material would work (will any rubber hold up down there)? I was hoping to find one at Sears hardward, Ron Ayers doesnt seem to list the part.
Secondly, what could I check next for the noise? I just saw it a previous post that it may be the speedo cable? For what its worth it seems to have gotten worse after I lost the gasket. Any other suggestions? I can't image my clutch plates or spring are worn and it doesn't feel like the clutch is slipping. Perhaps just a spurious vibration that only occurs when something in the gear box is rotating?
Thanks, Jeff, Elkton, MD
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