Not sure where to start so I guess I'll just say... Help?

[AVGeek99]

This happened to me too. Dealer replaced slave cylinder and bearing under warranty and issue was solved. I hit mud going way too fast and flooded my bell housing

So you're saying there's a chance?

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[Countryswiss]

So you're saying there's a chance?

You'll only know once you drop that bell housing and look inside, i bet the problem will be very obvious

 

[Mudduck]

OP, I hope the Dealer helps you out with this issue without opening your wallet.

This is why I avoid Mud and sand. It's inevitable to get a little muddy, but from what I've seen the slushy mud can be the Jeeps kryptonite.

 

[AVGeek99]

My Center Force clutch kit arrived late this afternoon so the shop opened up the bell housing. Appears that sandy, gritty sludge got up into the throw out bearing and gunked it up, that is what was causing the heavy resistance for the last few inches of the clutch pedal. The slave cylinder also gave into the force of pressing the clutch against the resistance.

It's possible that cleaning it up and putting a new slave cylinder and throw out bearing could solve all my problems. But who's to say it wouldn't fail a few months down the road from the abuse and punishment of forcing it so much while it was all gunked up. So I decided to just have them put the Center Force in. I should hopefully have it back tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Spartan99]

Memories… Ahhhh…. I remember taking my Jeep through the mud pit at Hollister looong ago. Sure enough, the mud caked up on the fan clutch or whatever it’s called and fried the fan motor, so it would get hot at low speeds and overheated once to the point of shutting off. That was 175k miles ago and my Jeep still runs perfectly. Fortunately the next day my dealer said “I advise you to clean this better, and take it to an independent shop. You abused your Jeep in Chrysler’s eyes so protect your warranty.” So I did. The fan clutch and a few other things needed fixing, but that memory was awesome. You need to frame that pic. Looks like you had a BLAST and it’ll likely be one of your few trips in the mud. Maybe the last. I’ve never gone in mud since then.

 

[AVGeek99]

Got my Jeep back today. All issues are now resolved. The not being able to start problem was related to the very heavy resistance I was feeling in the last 2-3 inches of the clutch pedal. The sensor wasn't reading that the clutch had been pushed in.

The Center Force clutch definitely feels different from stock. Not different bad, or good for that matter, just different. It feels much more like clutches in most other vehicles with manuals. There is much more resistance in the clutch pedal. It isn't hard to press in, it just has very noticeably more resistance than the stock clutch, which has very very little resistance.

The CF clutch lets go as soon as you let the pedal leave the floor, versus the stock clutch that doesn't let go until the pedal is an inch or two off the floor. Also with the heavier fly wheel it shifts much smoother with less effort.

The stock clutch never gave me any problems, aside from getting gunked up with mud, but I have to say the CF clutch does feel much better all around.

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