Alright so to see your guys' opinion.
Car has always sucked going into gear but would go. Was told from last owner that it had a new clutch in it. Finally got around to doing something about this fall. Found out the plate between the bell housing and the engine was broke in half. The TOB was in pieces and the pilot bearing was egg shaped. So I assumed that was because the clutch was not lined up to the input shaft due to the broken plate. And also got a new clutch cable, fire wall adjuster, and quadrant. The oem plastic one actually broke in pieces.
Skip to a month later of driving good the pedal got super stiff again and only got in gear when the pedal is on the floor. I got underneath the car this past weekend and noticed the clutch fork being loose. But not loose in the direction of the drive shaft. it moved a few inches perpendicular to the drive shaft if that makes sense.
I pushed the clutch fork so it was closest to the drive shaft, roughly adjusted the cable and took it for a drive. Car drove frickin amazing. Never shifted this smooth before and hooked amazingly.
On my way back went to shift and nothing. The pedal had to go to floor to get in gear it sounded absolutely horrible. Finally got it inside and when I use the clutch, clutch fork pushed in or not, it sounds like metal on metal. And smelled like something burning
ideas?
What I think: It is the clutch fork and pivot stud and the noise is the TOB going south?
Car has always sucked going into gear but would go. Was told from last owner that it had a new clutch in it. Finally got around to doing something about this fall. Found out the plate between the bell housing and the engine was broke in half. The TOB was in pieces and the pilot bearing was egg shaped. So I assumed that was because the clutch was not lined up to the input shaft due to the broken plate. And also got a new clutch cable, fire wall adjuster, and quadrant. The oem plastic one actually broke in pieces.
Skip to a month later of driving good the pedal got super stiff again and only got in gear when the pedal is on the floor. I got underneath the car this past weekend and noticed the clutch fork being loose. But not loose in the direction of the drive shaft. it moved a few inches perpendicular to the drive shaft if that makes sense.
I pushed the clutch fork so it was closest to the drive shaft, roughly adjusted the cable and took it for a drive. Car drove frickin amazing. Never shifted this smooth before and hooked amazingly.
On my way back went to shift and nothing. The pedal had to go to floor to get in gear it sounded absolutely horrible. Finally got it inside and when I use the clutch, clutch fork pushed in or not, it sounds like metal on metal. And smelled like something burning
ideas?
What I think: It is the clutch fork and pivot stud and the noise is the TOB going south?
