Yesterday I was doing some yard work and needed to remove a small shrub. I figured rather than digging for an hour why not rip it out with a tree strap and the jeep. When I initially went to pull it in 4H the thing wouldnt budge. So i backed up and yanked it out with a running start. My question is if you think I warped my clutch when trying to pull it out as I smelled a slight burning after and when I drove it later in the day the starts in 1st gear when letting the clutch out were rough and shaky. Since driving it more its gotten better but I just want to see what others think of possible clutch warpage and a solution. If dragging a shrub out warps a clutch, what will happen when i take it crawling over rocks

 

I've never heard of warping a clutch, a flywheel maybe but it would take a hell of a lot more than a shrub to do it. Interestingly enough, I just did that very same thing last weekend with my Jeep. Quite the versatile tool. Next time use 4 low.

 

thanks for the words of wisdom and advice. and yes the jeep is quite versatile

 

How big was the shrub?! Unf todays vehicles aren't built like they used to be. (I feel so old saying that).

 

the shrub was about 4 ft in diameter. pretty small but the root system was pretty strong for the 3.8l and 3.21 gears to pull out