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Bad clutch or TKO

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Steed93

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I bought a used TKO tranny last summer along with a used RAM 900 disc and Motorsport PP. I broke the car last year before I really had a chance to get on it and experience the problem I am having now that I have my motor built up again. The disc seemed to be OK when I put it in. The disc has no wear markers, so it is kinda hard to determine if there is enough clutch material left. I thought so, so I installed it as is. Now when I drive the car, it sometimes is hard to downshift into second gear getting ready to make a turn, clutch fully pressed. When I powershift the car, it produces a small grind going into the next gear. Also, when I put it into reverse to back into my driveway, the tranny grinds like I don't even have the clutch in. If I sit there for a few seconds, and then shift it into R, there will be no grinding. Any of these symptoms lead to a bad tranny or clutch? I don't feel any clutch slippage when I am make a mad dash down the street at 10psi. I also have a Steeda clutch cable/quad setup. I am sure that it is setup right, as it is very close to the adjustment I had with the stock tranny.
 
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tremecs are known to be difficult on the three to two down shift, but that doesn't sound like your problem.

sounds like you just have an adjustment issue, sounds like your cable is too loose, tighten the adjusment
http://50stangs.com/techarticles/clutchcableadjustment.html

scroll to the bottom of that link for correct adjustment procedures.
 
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