Silversn95
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I have my gt up on jack stands ready for new shocks and struts(whenever they get delivered in these messed-up times) and I took the opportunity to inspect the clutch cable and mechanism. I removed the cable from the clutch fork and noticed a lot of play up and down of the fork. Is this normal? I should add that my tob chirps like a bird when the car warms up. Not sure if all that movement and the noisy bearing are related. Also noticed my rear main seal is leaking. I tried the cable freeplay mod but didn't like the result. It made an already high effort clutch feel even higher effort so I removed it.
After putting everything back I tested out the clutch engagement and noticed that it doesn't truly disengage with the pedal to the floor. When putting into 1st the rear wheels would rotate momentarily. Only did this in first gear, didn't notice it when I put it directly into 2nd or 3rd. Also noticed the clutch engagement happens with the pedal maybe 1.5in off the floor.
Having said all that, and concerned with the noisy tob, should I just drop the transmission and replace everything including the seal and clutch cable? The clutch has always had a higher effort in this car compared to my old 86 gt and wouldnt mind a lower clutch effort. Are there any recommendations from anyone on clutches or cables? I believe everything currently on the car is factory. Looks like factory cable, quadrant and clutch assembly(has valeo stamped on the side)
Below are some pictures of what I see, car has about 167000 kms.
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After putting everything back I tested out the clutch engagement and noticed that it doesn't truly disengage with the pedal to the floor. When putting into 1st the rear wheels would rotate momentarily. Only did this in first gear, didn't notice it when I put it directly into 2nd or 3rd. Also noticed the clutch engagement happens with the pedal maybe 1.5in off the floor.
Having said all that, and concerned with the noisy tob, should I just drop the transmission and replace everything including the seal and clutch cable? The clutch has always had a higher effort in this car compared to my old 86 gt and wouldnt mind a lower clutch effort. Are there any recommendations from anyone on clutches or cables? I believe everything currently on the car is factory. Looks like factory cable, quadrant and clutch assembly(has valeo stamped on the side)
Below are some pictures of what I see, car has about 167000 kms.
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