Have to Drop the Transmission!
#22
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Guess the clutch is DONE-zo.
Definitely not supposed to just drop down like that. I guess all the bolts came out.
Do yourself a favor: if this one ends up needing replacement, DO NOT get another pucked clutch. That is about the only thing I regretted doing on this car. Its just way to aggressive for daily driving.
Definitely not supposed to just drop down like that. I guess all the bolts came out.
Do yourself a favor: if this one ends up needing replacement, DO NOT get another pucked clutch. That is about the only thing I regretted doing on this car. Its just way to aggressive for daily driving.
#24
Pretty sure the clunking noises I heard we from inside the tranny lol. I think maybe it didn't like the flat shifting I was doing 5 minutes prior to the incident? Unless it was a direct result of the pilot bearing slipping out of place and the input shaft flopping around just enough to upset the internals of the tranny? Should have spun the input shaft by hand when I got the damn thing out of the car. It doesn't sound normal at all, there is a lot of clunking around in there. I'm about to do a search but any input on which trannys I can use would be helpful. I really doubt I can get a 6-speed locally and I need the car running this week!
#28
I know the fluid level was good because I checked it a week before I sold it to him. And changed it a couple months before that.
I guess 300whp + flat foot shifting = trans decided to call it quits?
Like mentioned already, you can use any manual trans 89-05 but I'd urge you to try to get a 99+ because they're much nicer IMO (synchros and shift feel).
Otherwise just like you said: if you plan on staying at this power level or turning it up more, you WILL need something aside from a stock miata 5speed.
This is THE EXACT reason why I babied that car so much: I knew if I drove it hard at that power level the transmission would **** the bed. Everyone kept telling me to turn up the boost and drive it like a man, etc. LOL this is why I played it safe. Even had a spare 5sp sitting in the garage the whole time for this exact reason. But the one on there never broke because I hardly ever abused it.
But hey, the 5 speeds are dirt cheap, slap one in there for a hundred bux and start looking for a 6 speed. Then when you have a 6speed turn up the boost and LET ER RIP
I guess 300whp + flat foot shifting = trans decided to call it quits?
Like mentioned already, you can use any manual trans 89-05 but I'd urge you to try to get a 99+ because they're much nicer IMO (synchros and shift feel).
Otherwise just like you said: if you plan on staying at this power level or turning it up more, you WILL need something aside from a stock miata 5speed.
This is THE EXACT reason why I babied that car so much: I knew if I drove it hard at that power level the transmission would **** the bed. Everyone kept telling me to turn up the boost and drive it like a man, etc. LOL this is why I played it safe. Even had a spare 5sp sitting in the garage the whole time for this exact reason. But the one on there never broke because I hardly ever abused it.
But hey, the 5 speeds are dirt cheap, slap one in there for a hundred bux and start looking for a 6 speed. Then when you have a 6speed turn up the boost and LET ER RIP
#29
Maybe in california lol, cheapest here is $250, but it does have 23k miles on it. Hell, I found a clean 99 NB around here with 10k more miles than my car and no mods for $9,000. Yeah, **** NY.
#30
So I bought that trans from the yard, going to run some cheap fluid for a week or two just as a break in for the trans before I put motorcraft fluid in there. All I can find is use gl-4 not gl-5 in the tranny.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...___#fragment-2
Will this oil be ok for the couple weeks it will be used for? I will be putting some miles on the car next weekend, going to Syracuse for my cousins wedding "2 hours from here", than driving back home and than to niagara falls canada for a mazda meet and maybe a BMW meet that same day back in the states about an hour from the border. Car will probably see some wot pulls but I won't be to harsh on it. Will said oil be ok, or is there something better on the cheap that I can use for the time being?
I did some reading last night and found some good info on 5 and 6 speeds, still going threw it all. But with the new 5 speed I have now, it will give me time to piece together a beefy 6 speed. I still have to learn about gear ratios and what not. I would like to go faster than 130 which for my car is at 7k in 5th gear.
Actually, I completely forgot about this gearing calculator that I was using when I was looking at an LSD for my E36.
http://www.diffsonline.com/techinfo/index.shtml
Just download the excel file and key in your gear ratios. Couldn't be any simpler
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...___#fragment-2
Will this oil be ok for the couple weeks it will be used for? I will be putting some miles on the car next weekend, going to Syracuse for my cousins wedding "2 hours from here", than driving back home and than to niagara falls canada for a mazda meet and maybe a BMW meet that same day back in the states about an hour from the border. Car will probably see some wot pulls but I won't be to harsh on it. Will said oil be ok, or is there something better on the cheap that I can use for the time being?
I did some reading last night and found some good info on 5 and 6 speeds, still going threw it all. But with the new 5 speed I have now, it will give me time to piece together a beefy 6 speed. I still have to learn about gear ratios and what not. I would like to go faster than 130 which for my car is at 7k in 5th gear.
Actually, I completely forgot about this gearing calculator that I was using when I was looking at an LSD for my E36.
http://www.diffsonline.com/techinfo/index.shtml
Just download the excel file and key in your gear ratios. Couldn't be any simpler
#31
Actually, I completely forgot about this gearing calculator that I was using when I was looking at an LSD for my E36.
http://www.diffsonline.com/techinfo/index.shtml
Just download the excel file and key in your gear ratios. Couldn't be any simpler
http://www.diffsonline.com/techinfo/index.shtml
Just download the excel file and key in your gear ratios. Couldn't be any simpler
#33
Ok, tranny is in and everything, almost everything, is back on the car. Car is still on stands and I turned it on and put it in first. The clutch engages practically at the bottom of the floor. And this is after I adjusted the adjustment bolt down by the pedal. The bolt is out as far as I trusted it. It is only being held on by a couple threads. This doesn't seem normal at all, thinking it's related to the flywheel being resurfaced, not sure how much they took off. I should have measured it before hand. Is there any other way to adjust the travel other than the bolt by the peddle. Also, there is no less than an inch of freeplay at the top.
#36
You disconnected the slave when pulling the tranny though, right? Its possible the little piston/rod type thing inside popped out and let some air into the slave.
Just a thought. Not sure if that's your issue, but I had the EXACT same problem when I installed the ACT on there back in the day. Bled the slave and all was well
Just a thought. Not sure if that's your issue, but I had the EXACT same problem when I installed the ACT on there back in the day. Bled the slave and all was well
#38
You disconnected the slave when pulling the tranny though, right? Its possible the little piston/rod type thing inside popped out and let some air into the slave.
Just a thought. Not sure if that's your issue, but I had the EXACT same problem when I installed the ACT on there back in the day. Bled the slave and all was well
Just a thought. Not sure if that's your issue, but I had the EXACT same problem when I installed the ACT on there back in the day. Bled the slave and all was well
No guessing here lol. It just engages way way to low. Hopefully bleeding it will help fix the problem.