[Shotimes] new clutch failure

[Donelson Don]

Good point Justin ... it was all stock .. OEM specs ... 
dond

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From: "Justin Schick" <jschick@aafp.org>
Date:  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:17:01 -0600

>OEM replacement parts, or? More to the point - were the rivets holding
>the torque straps on the pressure plate drilled out and replaced?
>
>Justin
>dead 92
>
>>>> "Donelson Don" <1badsho@mail.tnh.net> 03/10/03 04:12PM >>>
>I had a customer who I installed a new clutch for a few mths back. HE
>was shifting at high rpm ( 8000 with a LPM ) and now he has a problem.
>
>He states to me:
>
>"Let me tell you some of the observations I see now. 
>With the engine off and the clutch depressed, I can run through all the
>gears. 
>With the engine on, car stopped/idle and the clutch depressed, every
>gear is difficult to engage.  
>Attempting to force the shifter into gear will result in grinding. 
>If I work a combination of different clutch positions and engine speed,
>I can eventually get the shifter to go into all gears. 
>If I attempt to drive the car, again the gears are difficult to engage.
> Difficult here means that there is a lot of resistance that hadn't been
>there before.  I believe the transmission has what are called blockers
>and it feels that these are not opening to let the gear engage.  If I
>try to force the gear selection, grind usually occurs. 
>Because of 3) when driving, it is a nerveracking experience and you
>have to drive gingerly which is NOT how I want to drive my car. "
>
>
>I believe  I know what happened ... but like to get the thoughts of the
>list as well.
>
>dond
>
>
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