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venetrex · 04-25-2008, 04:49 PM

WHen it was mentioned that it was stuck in first gear and you have notchiness shifted and have to stay in neutral, that absolutely sounds like clutch drag. I have another way to check/prove this. When you shift from 1st to 2nd give it a every so slight throttle to take the load off of the trans, if it comes out magically then your clutch is absolutely dragging. You can, but I don't reccomend shift without a clutch this way without hurting your trans, if you rev match, again only do this WHILE using your clutch, and try to rev match on other shifts as well and see if it is better. What type of clutch do you have? Was it changed when the transmission was? Was the shaft the throwout bearing lubricated? Was the spline the clutch disc rides on lubricated? Is the flywheel fresh ? If any of these are unsure you WILL wreck your tranny if noit correctly. A properly operating clutch is paramount for proper shifting!!! It could be yor entire problem. You can also check the freeplay per the sevice manual and also go to stealth316.com and look for clutch not disengaging properly section about the bolt falling out, lot's of good info there.
-Ron

04-25-2008, 04:49 PM	#47 (permalink)
venetrex Someone else's mistakes Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CT Drives: 1992 3000GT VR4 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Kormex Tranny Issues !!! WHen it was mentioned that it was stuck in first gear and you have notchiness shifted and have to stay in neutral, that absolutely sounds like clutch drag. I have another way to check/prove this. When you shift from 1st to 2nd give it a every so slight throttle to take the load off of the trans, if it comes out magically then your clutch is absolutely dragging. You can, but I don't reccomend shift without a clutch this way without hurting your trans, if you rev match, again only do this WHILE using your clutch, and try to rev match on other shifts as well and see if it is better. What type of clutch do you have? Was it changed when the transmission was? Was the shaft the throwout bearing lubricated? Was the spline the clutch disc rides on lubricated? Is the flywheel fresh ? If any of these are unsure you WILL wreck your tranny if noit correctly. A properly operating clutch is paramount for proper shifting!!! It could be yor entire problem. You can also check the freeplay per the sevice manual and also go to stealth316.com and look for clutch not disengaging properly section about the bolt falling out, lot's of good info there. -Ron __________________ DR650R's, supra fuel pump hotwired and aem fuel pressure regulator with bob beck adapter, addicted performance front mount intercooler and piping, ceramin coated inside and out, ebay knockoff DN headers, cusom stillen downpipe, Borla catback, precision turbo 550cc injectors, RPS MAX series clutch, street disc, and RPS segmented aluminum flywheel, 3sx braided stainless turbo feed and return lines, 3sx braided clutch line, fidanza adjustable cam gears, arc2 fuel controller with ford MAS, greddy E-manage blue for fine tuning and timind control, Greddy profec E-01 for boost control, AEM widemand O2, arm-1 narrow band o2, autometer boost gauge, HKS ssqv with custom recirc adapter, 3sx fuel rail adapter.