Clutch issues
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:06 am
Hey guys,
Okay so we recently went through and redid the whole car ('87 75/Milano 2.5L V6 - single plate clutch) including a basic overhaul of the engine, along with some rear end work including replacing the old worn gearbox and clutch with one we had from a wreck we also picked up when we bought the car. Now the wreck was supposed to be in perfect running condition when it was written off (smashed in the rear), and we have the original log books that showed everything was fine.
Anyway so to start with we had problems bleeding the clutch, after finally getting the whole system apparantly air free, started it up and tried putting it into gear, no go, clutch wasn't engaging and all I could get was grind. So we bleed the system some more, tried it again and to our success I could get it into first with no issues, wheels would turn (rear on jacks, front on ramps) so we thought all good. Put it on the ground, went to move it outside but suddenly we couldn't get it into first. So we tried bleeding again, trying transmission, and have repeated this process three or four times to no avail. We then suspected maybe the clutch fork wasn't on properly, pulled it off and noticed it was a bit worn, so we replaced it with the 'old' fork that was in better condition, tried again, still to no avail.
Now does anybody have any idea what it could be? We're almost absolutely certain there's no air in the system, and seeing as it worked once it appears the plates aren't stuck. Is there something we're missing? Or could it simply be that the clutch or gearbox is well and truly stuffed? I believe the gearbox oil is a synthetic variety, worked beautifully in my old box.
Anything that could be suggested would be great - any more details needed just ask!
ROCK ON
R~R
Okay so we recently went through and redid the whole car ('87 75/Milano 2.5L V6 - single plate clutch) including a basic overhaul of the engine, along with some rear end work including replacing the old worn gearbox and clutch with one we had from a wreck we also picked up when we bought the car. Now the wreck was supposed to be in perfect running condition when it was written off (smashed in the rear), and we have the original log books that showed everything was fine.
Anyway so to start with we had problems bleeding the clutch, after finally getting the whole system apparantly air free, started it up and tried putting it into gear, no go, clutch wasn't engaging and all I could get was grind. So we bleed the system some more, tried it again and to our success I could get it into first with no issues, wheels would turn (rear on jacks, front on ramps) so we thought all good. Put it on the ground, went to move it outside but suddenly we couldn't get it into first. So we tried bleeding again, trying transmission, and have repeated this process three or four times to no avail. We then suspected maybe the clutch fork wasn't on properly, pulled it off and noticed it was a bit worn, so we replaced it with the 'old' fork that was in better condition, tried again, still to no avail.
Now does anybody have any idea what it could be? We're almost absolutely certain there's no air in the system, and seeing as it worked once it appears the plates aren't stuck. Is there something we're missing? Or could it simply be that the clutch or gearbox is well and truly stuffed? I believe the gearbox oil is a synthetic variety, worked beautifully in my old box.
Anything that could be suggested would be great - any more details needed just ask!
ROCK ON
R~R