Clutch Dragging!?

[JeffWVR4]

Any word?

[3000GTVR41994]

Originally Posted by JeffWVR4

Any word?

Just finally got my car back this past Friday. Yea the flywheel was trashed w/ over 1/8" wore off it...The clutch was seom crazy ceramic 6 puck that was in there previously and the pressure plate was all spider cracked and chewed up. The clutch disc was worn down into the rivets. Basically it was shot. My mechanic also mentioned out of the 6 bolts that hold the bellhousing to the engine, 2 were in there but barely which worries me... Once it all came apart we found out that my input shaft seal was shot as well. Had that replaced and new starter with new rps flywheel and spec stage 2+ clutch. Car drives EXCELLENT! Never has this thing shifted sooo smoothly. I can put it into ANY gear with 1 finger. However a new symptom has developed. The gears feel a lot closer. Like 1-2 is fine but going from 2-3 or 3-4 is really difficult. Not hard to push in gear but like hard to find it...It will go like 2-1 sometimes or 2-5. The gears feel terribly close together now and I am not sure if that has to do with the linkage or what. It never blocks me out or grinds or anything just goes in then i realize it is back in 1st or in 5th...REALLY frustrating but I am trying to look into the cause. Easiest way to put it is it seems like my gears all moved to the right some. Like before 3rd would be from nuetral straight up and 4th was from nuetral straight down. Now straight up is 1st and straight down is 2nd and everything else has been pushed to the right slightly... Any ideas would be great Also, no more clutch drag

[JeffWVR4]

Check to make sure that the bracket that holds the two shifter cables onto the bellhousing is bolted tightly, and that both cable ends are securely fastened to the gear change levers on the tranny. Sometimes this is overlooked during installation.

Also, you said something about 2 of the 6 bolsts missing. There are also 2 stay brackets that help secure the lower part of the bellhousing to teh bock. There's 4 bolts securing these two brackets to the bellhousing. Are those missing too?

[3000GTVR41994]

Originally Posted by JeffWVR4

Check to make sure that the bracket that holds the two shifter cables onto the bellhousing is bolted tightly, and that both cable ends are securely fastened to the gear change levers on the tranny. Sometimes this is overlooked during installation.

Also, you said something about 2 of the 6 bolsts missing. There are also 2 stay brackets that help secure the lower part of the bellhousing to teh bock. There's 4 bolts securing these two brackets to the bellhousing. Are those missing too?

Not sure if they were missing. He mentioned other misc. bolts were loose/missing. All of the bolts have been replaced though. I will check the linkage tonight if the rain holds off. Thanks for the advice.

Rob