johnboy1065
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- May 26, 2009
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kingsport,
Tennessee
I got an AWD 1g about a year ago for really cheap. The headgasket had been blown and I thought that was all that was wrong.
Got into the build and found several other things.
1. The original tranny that came with the car, the dowl pins were not able to be used because the previous owner drilled out the holes that were meant for the dowl pins and helicoiled them.
So, I decided to say screw it and looked for another tranny.
2. Well, I got the NEW (well new to me) tranny into the car and it wouldnt move at all. It made a whining/slipping sound but the car wouldnt budge.
3. I was an idiot and thought it was the clutch, I then bought a quartermaster twin disc clutch (same one I use in my evo) and installed it.
Car STILL would not budge. This is where much cussing went on
4. I assumed it had to be something inside the tranny that was causing it not to move. So I pulled the tranny once again and me and my mechanic friend opened it up. well the viscous coupler was totally warped and even split open. Also, the differential had metal all in it/was busted.
So, we took the viscous coupler and differential out of my Original transmission (the one that had the unusable bell housing) and put it in the tranny we just took out of the car.
5. I put the car back together once again and praise God it moved! But my happiness shortly came to an end.
here is my problem as of now:
I am getting a symptom simillar to a slipping clutch. but there is a sound to it that I have never heard with a slipping clutch. sort of a whining type of sound (the sound that the tranny was originally making when it wouldnt even move) But the car is able to move and drive around fine if I stay in REAL low throttle situations. But the whining/slipping happens mostly when trying to go up a hill or starting off from a dead stop. Or even on flat ground while moving if I give it about 80% throttle or more.
Could this be the viscous coupler inside that tranny? are there any other parts that could cause a "slipping" inside a manual tranny I know the actual gears are in good shape inside the tranny.
Got into the build and found several other things.
1. The original tranny that came with the car, the dowl pins were not able to be used because the previous owner drilled out the holes that were meant for the dowl pins and helicoiled them.
So, I decided to say screw it and looked for another tranny.
2. Well, I got the NEW (well new to me) tranny into the car and it wouldnt move at all. It made a whining/slipping sound but the car wouldnt budge.
3. I was an idiot and thought it was the clutch, I then bought a quartermaster twin disc clutch (same one I use in my evo) and installed it.
Car STILL would not budge. This is where much cussing went on
4. I assumed it had to be something inside the tranny that was causing it not to move. So I pulled the tranny once again and me and my mechanic friend opened it up. well the viscous coupler was totally warped and even split open. Also, the differential had metal all in it/was busted.
So, we took the viscous coupler and differential out of my Original transmission (the one that had the unusable bell housing) and put it in the tranny we just took out of the car.
5. I put the car back together once again and praise God it moved! But my happiness shortly came to an end.
here is my problem as of now:
I am getting a symptom simillar to a slipping clutch. but there is a sound to it that I have never heard with a slipping clutch. sort of a whining type of sound (the sound that the tranny was originally making when it wouldnt even move) But the car is able to move and drive around fine if I stay in REAL low throttle situations. But the whining/slipping happens mostly when trying to go up a hill or starting off from a dead stop. Or even on flat ground while moving if I give it about 80% throttle or more.
Could this be the viscous coupler inside that tranny? are there any other parts that could cause a "slipping" inside a manual tranny I know the actual gears are in good shape inside the tranny.
