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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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What does Chattering feel like, when does it "naturally chatter," when is it natural to chatter??? I just installed a Ram PG w/Ram billet flyhweel, and as soon as I drove off, the whole center console and car began to shake kinda bad. I can easily give it more gas to lessen the shaking, but is this common with the Ram's and is this "chattering"???
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 06:40 PM
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yea thats chatter, it should go away after you break it in. Mines basicly gone, only happens from time to time if i try to slip the clutch real slow.

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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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Chattering is when you are slipping the clutch and the clutch will grab and release slightly quickly and will cause the whole car to shake a little or a lot. New clutches generally chatter some but usually dies down after it gets broken in.
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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coo, atleast I know that is normal!!! So the shaking can be like softor violent correct, just depends on the situation, correct???
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 12:27 AM
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yea, usualy giving more gas will keep you from getting it, thats why cars with lower gear ratios have less chatter.

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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by LS_WANG
coo, atleast I know that is normal!!! So the shaking can be like softor violent correct, just depends on the situation, correct???

The chatter should go away after you totaly release the clutch!! Your not saying its there all the time are you?
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 04:20 AM
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no, I only chatter when I am taking off of in 1st every other gear is smooth and it has a great feeling. Now the only thing that needs to be fixed is the slipping from 2000-3000 rpm in any gear. B4 I burnt out my stock clutch, I burnt it so bad that when you step on it it revs up and then grabs, would you happen to know what that problem is 99ta??? It's kinda simular to a tranny slipping on a automatic, but its happening in my M6, did I kill the master cylinder, and would a new one from Futural Motorsports or a Mcleod help with the slipping??? I am hoping I didn't do anything worng to anyother part of my car, when I "tried" to do some , lol
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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It sounds like a hydrolic(sp) problem call Alan @ Futral Motorsports and see what he thinks, that is who helped me with my clutch issues.
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With this is the car drivable, like grandma driving??? Not racing diot style, or is it still burning hte clutch because its not grabbing right??? Does it sound like the install went right??
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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Well a new clutch is going to chatter... so unless it does it forever or it gets worse then I would be worried... Id also want to make sure all the bolts came on fully tight...
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