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Slipping Clutch?

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Well, Got my turbo motor in, woo hoo! Took it down the street for its first run, and once the turbo spooled up it would rev crazy like it was in neutral. It got worse as the gears went on. I figured it was my clutch since the clutch was grabbing at the very top of the pedal. So I drove it back and played around with the clutch cable below just wiggled it around a bit trying to get less tension and took it for another run and it seemed stronger but it still continued. Have any of you had this problem? I'm using a T5 with all its old accesorries (clutch, pressure plate, flywheel). Everything was fine before the swap. I did install a pilot bearing in the former automatic TC motor.
 
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I'm sure you had the flywheel and plate spotless before you put them in, no fingerprints, grease, etc, so otherwise I don't know. Pull up on the pedal to let the cable readjust?

Congrat's on the turboswap! That was fast! You're the man!
 

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140cilx said:
I'm sure you had the flywheel and plate spotless before you put them in, no fingerprints, grease, etc, so otherwise I don't know. Pull up on the pedal to let the cable readjust?

Congrat's on the turboswap! That was fast! You're the man!
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Thanks James!

Scott was thinking that was the problem too. Stinger has said the stock replacement clutch, LuK for example, would be fine with the turbo motor, thats what I have. I also heard of people using the TC 5-Spd flywheel beacuse its stronger? is that true?
 
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The TC flywheel has I think 1/4" greater clutch surface area around the flywheel. If you have one in good shape I'd slap it in there, but if you do not, I wouldn't worry about it.
 

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140cilx said:
The TC flywheel has I think 1/4" greater clutch surface area around the flywheel. If you have one in good shape I'd slap it in there, but if you do not, I wouldn't worry about it.
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I looked up some transmission accesories at pepboys today, heres what they gave me.

1988 For Mustang 2.3L:

New LuK Clutch Set
Part#: 07-030
Discription: "W/O TURBO 5 SPD BORG WARNER TYPE - SEE BUL LB129 8 7/16" +"

New LuK Clutch Set
Part#: 07-038
Discription: "w/ TURBO - SEE BUL LB129 8 7/8" (225MM) X 1 1/16" X 10T SPLINE

PILOT BEARING
PART#: FC65354

FLYWHEEL
PART#: LFW142
DISCRIPTION: 5SPD REP TRANS


1987 Ford Thunderbird 2.3L:

New LuK Clutch Set
Part#: 07-038
Discription: "SEE BUL LB129 - SEE BUL LB190 8 7/8" (225MM) X 1 1/16" X 10T SPLINE"

Pilot Bearing
Part#: FC65354

Flywheel
Part#: LFW142

The Flywheels are the same, Clutches are different due to turbo I guess
 

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The flywheels are not the same. Bolt and dowel patterns are different, I found out the hard way when I did my T5 swap.

Ash
 

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Asha'man said:
The flywheels are not the same. Bolt and dowel patterns are different, I found out the hard way when I did my T5 swap.

Ash
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Ya, it was you...i remember not to long ago someone was looking desperatly for a tc flywheel, thinking it might have been you due to your swap. Solves that mystery( i think )
 

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Intresting, Thanks pepboys for making me look stupid

Guess I'm on a hunt for a TC 5spd Flywheel
 

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if their different how come everything is working and its JUST slipping?
shouldnet it just not work at all?

wheres the best place to get a TC Flywheel?
 
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