| galla4 |
09-06-2008 06:26 PM |
Yikes!! I can't go backwards.
After the spirited drive today - got home with no problems. I went to back the car out of the garage and no go! It felt like I couldn't get enough pull on the clutch to engage reverse. It made me think about that during the trip at one of the many stop sign launches, I felt like the tranny wasn't grabbing when I jumped on it - but after a few seconds it engaged and I was off. I am hoping that all I need is to jack the car up and tighten up the clutch cable. Is there any thing else I should be concerned about? Thanks.
tim:eek:
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| mdmull |
09-06-2008 06:33 PM |
Is the problem that you can't get it into reverse or that once in reverse, it won't go?
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| galla4 |
09-07-2008 05:00 AM |
I can't get into reverse without grinding gears. Even when the car isn't running, very difficult. I am guessing I am not getting enough with the cable to fully engage the clutch. Thanks for any help.
tim
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| mrmustang |
09-07-2008 05:08 AM |
How old is the clutch and clutch cable? Is the cable routed too close to the headers or "J" pipe? The reason why I ask is because I have seen clutch cables stretch when routed too close to the exhaust.....You might want to look into this as well.
Bill S.
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| wtm442 |
09-07-2008 05:11 AM |
Sounds logical. One other thing ... before trying to shift into reverse, I always put the tranny into first gear. This was highly recommended by many owners on CC with Tremec trannies.
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| Excaliber |
09-07-2008 08:42 AM |
I do that myself with my top loader, it's usually a good idea to shift into another gear before reverse no matter what trans you got.
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| Jerry Clayton |
09-07-2008 08:49 AM |
If you have a cable operated clutch--you probably melted the cable housing --look at it closely were it pass near the exhaust---
If you replace it, get one of the cable sets that have a firewall adjuster
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| galla4 |
09-07-2008 05:00 PM |
Well, I sure don't know how the clutch cable got as loose as it was. It was also closer to the exhaust than it needed to be - but no melting. I re-routed the cable put a lot more adjustment room on the firewall adjuster, tightened the cable on the clutch arm, went into 1st gear first and then into reverse as suggested - and I was back in business! I might be a little paranoid but I thought I felt the clutch slip when I took off in first gear. Something else to watch out for. Thanks for all the help.
tim:)
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