Is the tranny and rear giving up on me?

[Guero]

I just found out im doing a one wheel burnout. My tranny is incredibly hard to shift to any gear. It grinds, its getting a little louder, and i literelly have to jam it in gear hard if im punching it, and still i have to shift like a grandma. Whats wrong with both? How doi i know if the clutch is going out? its not sqeaking. My best run tonight was a 14.35 at like 96 mph. no traction what so ever.

 

[urban96]

trap seems kinda low

you can get a posi rebuild kit for kinda cheap and get your 2 wheel peel back

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...004QQitemZ140020466946QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

or from buyfordracing.com for basically the same price

http://www.buyfordracing.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=464

 

[Guero]

i thought id be trapping at least 100. But im not tuned yet, i need to get it tuned!!

 

[Hef5.0weisen]

Original clutch cable? might be time for a replacement...mine felt like a hydraulic clutch after i replaced it.
Good Luck

 

[Guero]

how much are they? and how hard is it to replace?

 

[Hef5.0weisen]

I got a deal from Maximum Motrsports, stock replacemnet cable, firewall adjuster and aluminum quadrant for ~150, If I rememeber right...(it was a couple of years and brain cells ago). Search around their website for it. Not hard to install, although I remvoved the entire pedal assy for my convienence, to install the quadrant. That's not difficult although you have to bend your back awkwardly to get at it. These pieces are a nice maintenance type item to replace as cables wear out after time....majority of the 5-spd cars probably still have the stocker in there.
Good luck

 

[Guero]

how would you know if you need to replace it?

 

[wytstang]

When you get on it the rpms climb but you barley move is a good way to tell it's going/slipping.

 

[Guero]

nope it pulls. so does that mean the tranny dont like me no more?

 

[wytstang]

Possibly; I would do a fluid swap and see what comes out.

 

[Guero]

good idea will do.

 

[HISSIN50]

I mighta' missed something. WHere is the point of engagement for your clutch? It sounds like it's through the floorboard.

If this is true and it's hard to get into EVERY gear, that suggests that it's possibly the aforementioned cable OR the POS plastic quadrant/pawl stripping.

If you pull up on the clutch pedal, does the pawl ratchet?

Good luck.

 

[Guero]

wtf did you just say?????? lol. Were the clutch starts to grab is really high

 

[HISSIN50]

wtf did you just say?????? lol. Were the clutch starts to grab is really high

Nevermind what I said - my idea is not valid if your clutch engages up high (requiring you to hardly push the pedal down).

 

[fawcett]

"When you get on it the rpms climb but you barley move is a good way to tell it's going/slipping."

OMG couldnt have put better myself. Thats funny.
I suck working on cars but I've done a cable swap a few times on my 95. Its really not that bad at all. I put my seat all the way back and as flat as possible. Then I put my head where my feet go-got under the dash and hooked everything up. Once you get under there and see where/how the cable works you will get it- its that straight forward.
The pedal assembly is the hardest part, after that you feed the cable through the firewall hook it up to the bracket by your header snake it past your oil filter then hook it up to your clutch fork.

I would suggest adjusting from your clutch fork first, then taking up any remaining slack from your firewall adjuster while you fine tune where you want your clutch to engage.

Note: I lost a bolt on the clutch cable where it's retained behind the clutch fork. You need two bolts there and if you dont have them, the one bolt will roll back and eventually off of the cable's end.

So yeah, if I could do it you could too. Just be patient. After you do it once, the next time you have to do it will be a breeze.
-fawcett