Before I pull my recently installed transmission... any ideas?, SOLVED! You guys are the best. Options

[jaredmcginness]

Hey guys,

I posted this in my build thread, but I figured I might get some info here.

This is what is happening:
Car shifts into (I believe) every gear while the car is off. Clutch feels like it is engaging fine.
When I turn the car on, the clutch has no affect. Pretty gnarly grind sound if you move towards a gear.

The set up:
-Motor recently installed, fresh rebuild. I used my old trans, old clutch and old flywheel.
All matched originally.
-Fly wheel is true and the clutch has a lot of meat, (9.2mm, iirc)
-Clutch was never separated from the pressure plate.
-Fresh flush and trans fluid

What I've done so far:
-Read the Haynes set up, followed suit.

Chapter 5 faults calls this "Clutch Spring or Drag"
1.Too much pedal freeplay (several adjustments)
2. Splines on main shaft rusty (they are not)
3. Friction plate broken (it is not)
4. Pilot bearing worn maybe

-Adjusted cable end play. (3/4" EP, then more until it was a stiff feel.
-All new shift bushings
-Re aligned shifter. To what i THINK is in each gear. Following Dr. evils specs.


I have never driven a tail shift trans yet, so I am not used to the feel.


Any tips on anything else to check before I pull the trans and check things out inside. It was clean though, and I am pretty sure everything was aligned well and in the splines. It slid right onto the main shaft like butter.

If my throw-out bearing was too worn, I am pretty sure it would be telling me loud and clear.


Thanks! Happy Friday!




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[fixer34]

I think the key is this statement in the original post.

"Clutch was never separated from the pressure plate."

If the pressure plate is removed, the clutch disc will fall out. It does not attach to the pressure plate. I think one of his pictures also showed the disc firmly 'stuck' to it.

Pull the engine or trans, remove the pressure plate and separate the disc.

[rgalla9146]

I think the key is this statement in the original post.

"Clutch was never separated from the pressure plate."

If the pressure plate is removed, the clutch disc will fall out. It does not attach to the pressure plate. I think one of his pictures also showed the disc firmly 'stuck' to it.

Pull the engine or trans, remove the pressure plate and separate the disc.

Yes, the second sentence here is probably the key
The PP and disc were 'attached' ? ....never seperated ?
and the trans slid right on............no clutch alignment tool ? or tool slid right in ?
the disc is likely 'bonded' to the PP