goodeyesniper75

I have had the clutch in for about 2-3k miles or so and it is still very jerky, does anyone else have this problem with theres? anything i can do to fix it?

jmccart

I am not sure about this, but I think FE's are just jerky. I think people go with weaker OFE instead of FE to trade some holding power for drivability.

goodeyesniper75

i love it most of the time but the other day coming home from a truck show i had to wait in traffic to leave the show field and i guess because i was goin in and out of gear a lot the flywheel got hot and it was real bad.....

goodeyesniper75

i like it when towing the best...i have been in trucks with ofe;s towing and they are a lil weaker but mine is great.....

XLR8R

So the FE clutches grab harder when they get hot?

goodeyesniper75

i would think thats what was goin on.....but all around its pretty grabby....stong as nails though

RobG

It's very grabby and always will be. I had one in my 2001 and HATED IT because of that. I eventually swapped it out for the OFE and was much happier. The hotter you get the clutch, the grabbier it will be.

The guys who run major power or pull sleds or whatever love 'em... but unless you're making tons of power you probably don't need it.

Rob

wap

ditto, its grabby, just the nature of the beast.

You may try a hard 2nd or even 3rd gear launch and see if that helps, but try not to break anything.

goodeyesniper75

well im makin over 4 and am looking to be around 550-600 so this was the one for me. yea third is a little better.

03qclb5spd

Mine seems to have gotten a little better, only slightly though. It's still pretty grabby in second and reverse. I've gotten a lot better at slipping it enough to get rid of the grabbiness before full engagement. If you hate it, too bad. That's how it's supposed to be, I mean it's designed to hold quite a bit of horsepower and torque. My dyno numbers in my sig are on the FE. Until it slips, i'll keep adding power.

tbarbee1

I had an FE on my 97 for about 90,000 miles it stayed grabby the whole time but I got used to it the only time I had any real trouble was backing heavy trailers you'll get used to it DONT down grade unless you just love wrestling the tranny in and out its just the nature of the beast. I talked to Peter the other day he said the DD3800 is a little more street friendly he would probably take your FE in on a trade if you see you cant get along with it.Just my 02

Smkn600CTD

I've got 50K miles on mine....hold like it did day one....and as grabby as day one too. Lord knows how much hell its been through, but its durable as can be.