The gears are always engaged, what you're hearing grind are the teeth on the synchro. Most likely a worn 1st gear synchro or fork was used. You can remove the cover to look in and see. Regardless, repair necessitates transmission removal and disassembly.
Extreme clutch slippage like you describe results from failure of the contact ring of the pressure plate to properly press against the clutch disc. This can be caused by things like having the pressure plate spaced excessively off the flywheel, having the clutch disc installed backwards, improper assembly of the throw out linkage. Transmission removal will be necessary to correct this. >>> "Zahid Ahsanullah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/04/03 11:39PM >>> GlacierMy recent gearbox rebuild on the 1980 Spitfire is not looking good. The car is on jackstands and in neutral when I start the car the driveshaft rotates. It stops when I press the clutch as it should and goes into all gears except 1st. In first gear the shifter feels that it is engaged but it grinds like the gears are just touching. When I put it in it looked fine. I also never got any answer for why a previously good Borg and Beck clutch with 500 miles now slips terribly. With the clutch engaged and brakes pressed, the clutch should not slip before 130 lbft of torque on the front harmonic balancer bolt. It slips at 70 lbft. No spring are broken and nothing is warped, whats going on here? The engine had gone to the machine shop for a partial rebuild but I am assured that the flywheel was not resurfaced. The engine rebuild is perfect. ----------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication may be confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message and any copy of it from your computer system. Thank you. ----------------------------------------------------- <<<<GWIASIG 0.07>>>> *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
