Sounds like you burned/scored the pressure plate. I had the same thing happen
on
my '64 Chev truck...when I took it out, the plate looked like someone was
experimenting with a new art form involving a torch! A new clutch/pressure
plate
fixed it right up...no more shaking
Allen Coblentz
'52 Chevy 3100
Springfield, Ohio
BDober@aol.com wrote:
> Well, I loaned Sparky ('54 3100) to my wife to haul hay last week, any way,
> long story short she called me from steep driveway with 10 wet bales in the
> back and the 3 speed tranny stuck in third. Asked how she got up the drive
> way that far in 3rd (well you know the answer). Anyway after crawling
> underneath and freeing the linkage up by hand (ouch those fenton headers can
> heat up those pipes), I got it back to shifting fine. But when engaging first
> gear and letting the clutch out the whole thing shakes until it starts
> rolling and then settles down, (shifts at apeed to 2nd or 3rd are fine, not
> shaking). Appreciate any thoughts, my view is a.) Throw Out Bearing, b.)
> Clutch or Pressure Plate warped) (wife said she thought she smelled something
> buring when going up the driveway). Any thoughts from list members
> appreciated, and how difficult is that to work on and replace (the clutch
> stuff not my wife)?
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