Clutch Replacement on a 1996 Chevy 3500 Tow Truck in Bowling Green, KY

Imagine you are going down the interstate with a car hooked to your tow truck and you all of a sudden lose all movement. That would be pretty scary wouldn't it? Well I am sure that is what our customer was feeling when he called to let us know he would be bringing in his 1997 Chevy 3500 tow truck. This bad boy was a beauty and we knew it from the moment he was dropped off. With only 58,000 miles on the odometer we were certain he needed a clutch at least, and wouldn't you know it the moment our manual transmission expert went and did some diagnostics he agreed!

Now we get to the good stuff. Since this customer makes his living off of this tow truck we knew we needed to be as quick as we could to get him going on the road. We called up our people at Autozone and got him a Heavy Duty Towing Clutch kit & Master Cylinder ordered. We knew it would take at least 2 days to get the clutch so we played the waiting game. Already having the truck on the lift in anticipation of the clutches arrival, we confirmed it was correct and started the repair. As you can see from the attached pictures, this clutch was toast! It was so toast in fact that we needed to get another flywheel. Luckily NAPA had one in stock and got it to us within two hours of ordering.

Within a day of the clutches arrival we had this customer ready to go with a brand new clutch, slave cylinder, master cylinder, and flywheel. After cleaning the underside of the vehicle for any residue and wiping down the top of any finger prints, we went on our test drive. Wouldn't you know it the customers complaints are solved and the vehicle is moving as it should after doing a Clutch Replacements!

Now with a happy customer we sent him on his way to make a living helping stranded vehicles in Glasgow, KY. Hopefully he won't need to call a tow truck for himself for a long time!

Mileage: 58,403

Service Date: 3/27/24

Location: Glasgow, KY