First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... I need some help from the brain trust. I replaced my automatic transmission with a Muncie M21 close ratio 4-speed transmission. Actually my car never had an engine or transmission in it. But that's beside the point. I installed everything myself:
* New clutch from O'Reilly * Clutch fork and bell housing * Clutch linkage kit, including heavy duty racing clutch rod from Summit * Hurst Competition Plus shifter I had a transmission shop open up the transmission for an inspection. They said it looked fine. I had them mate it to the engine (Pontiac 400). They had to do some work on the pilot bearing. I then stabbed it into the car and buttoned everything up. I had it towed to a local garage for some work, and I drove it home with no problem whatsoever. It shifted great into all four gears. Had it up to about 60 mph, and it just motored. Over the next few weeks I continued to work on the car, and I would take it for occasional test drives around the block. Slowly, it became increasingly difficult to shift into first. When the engine isn't running, I can go through the pattern just fine. I readjusted the shifter arms thinking that maybe something slipped (I did find two loose bolts). Now, it won't go into first at all, and I can usually get it into second. It won't go into reverse at all. When I work on the car, I usually roll it out of the garage by hand. When I'm finished, I can get it into second and feather the clutch to get it back inside the garage. I am a rank amateur when it comes to transmissions, but does anybody have any idea what's going on? Since I can drive it in second and third, does that eliminate the clutch as the problem? I appreciate your insight. Bobby '68 400 4-speed http://home.tx.rr.com/rspeake/Index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
