[Shotimes] Broken in Toledo... Any Ideas?

[shewitt@hypercon.net]

I'm going to say it is a broken PP strap and the puck is 
brushing up against the flywheel...  It doesn't get in the 
way of the clutch engaging or disengaging, yet.  Hard to 
know how long until it gums up the whole works.

Just my guess, from 300 miles away...

Scot H
95 red MTX - 67k

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 04:36:18 -0400
  "Mark D. Mallory" <mmallory78@earthlink.net> wrote:
>I'm hoping someone out there in SHO-Land can help me pin 
>point this problem.
>I've got a few guesses... but quite honestly I just don't 
>know what to
>think.
>
>Driving down the freeway, ~65 mph, downshift into 3rd to 
>pick up speed and
>get out of traffic.  Heard/felt something funky clutch 
>felt a bit stiff,
>gears were jerky as normal, engine was a tiny bit rough 
>under acceleration.
>Nothing that was too far from ordinary... at least not 
>far enough to cause
>concern.
>
>Got off the freeway, came to a stop on the off ramp and 
>noticed at really
>strange vibration (on the verge of a shimmy).  Pretty 
>quick pace, increases
>with engine speed.  I can engage and  disengage the 
>clutch with no apparent
>differences.  I can shift in to all gears with a minor 
>increase in
>notchiness (<-- Is that even a word?).  It doesn't change 
>if the clutch is
>engaged or disengaged.  It doesn't matter if I'm in 
>neutral, or any gear.
>The vibration persists and does not change, except with 
>engine speed.
>
>I can hear an odd noise coming from the drives side.  It 
>sounds like it's
>coming from the bottom portion of the engine or could be 
>from the
>clutch/tranny area.  The sound is almost like something 
>is being brushed
>around inside a case,  there is a distinct tick... more 
>like a light piece
>of metal hitting/brushing something.  The sound is real 
>hard to describe (as
>all sounds are).  It's not loud enough to drown out my 
>normal gear chatter.
>
>Anyway, I can't perceive any loss in power, nor can I 
>perceive any
>difficulty shifting.  The clutch is slipping a little 
>bit, but no more than
>usual.
>
>I haven't had a chance to fully inspect the car... and 
>what I've written is
>what I know at this moment.  What are your thoughts? 
> Anyone experience
>something similar to this?  I have my suspicions but want 
>to hear others
>input before I jump the gun.
>
>Mark Mallory
>Toledo, Ohio
>'95 SHO MTX
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