Few problems after clutch install

[GSX26]

Alright, so my clutch was slipping and I finally changed it. The old set up was like 1200 mi on it, and it was trashed. Now I just put in another 2600 with fidanza resurfaced and new tob. All my clucth cylinders are fine too. But the problem is, when I let off the clutch, it immediately grabs. I almost stall it everytime because I bring my foot like 1/2 inch off the ground and the clutch engages. I know this just needs clutch adjustment, but there's another problem. My clutch is still sliping. WHen it slipped before, just the rpm's went up. Now when it slips, the rpm's go up and the mph shoot up as well. (I'm breaking in the clutch, so I'm not going hard on it.) I have only put 10 mi on it to go to school and back today. I am not going to drive it until I figure out what the problem is. Could it just be clutch adjustment? I'm going to try that out in a little bit, but otherwise, what do you guys think the problem is? Thanks in advance....I don't want to drop this tranny again!!!

 

[FORMONTOYA]

All in the pedal adjustment:

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/clutchandflywheeltech.htm
down towards the bottom..."clutch adjustment".


Jim

 

[PaulN]

Since the speedometer cable is in the tranny, it sounds to me like it might be your tranny giving you trouble and not your clutch since you said your MPH shoots up as well as RPM. That tells me your tranny is matching engine speed, but not getting to the drive shafts, entirely. I could be wrong though, I'm no expert. Just your symptoms make it sound like the problem is in the tranny.

Is it possible for the differential in the tranny to slip? Or maybe an axle isn't in the whole way? I don't know, just throwing something out there.

Hopefully a tranny expert will chime in.

 

[GSX26]

Thanks for the replies guys. I know what you mean about it being the tranny..but it's brand new stage 3 shep tranny. Hmm...could it be a driveshaft? When we put my passenger side driveshaft back in the wheel hub, my dad said he thought something was broke/loose in the first boot. We could spin he end that goes into the hub without spining the enitre axle. Is this normal or could that be the problem (besides adjustment which I know I need to do).

 

[PaulN]

Can you jack it up and see if your wheels rotate when you spin one side?

I'm just throwing things out there that I would try in the same boat. So if it sounds stupid, I apologize.

 

[PaulN]

We could spin he end that goes into the hub without spining the enitre axle. Is this normal or could that be the problem (besides adjustment which I know I need to do).

Hmm...that might be your problem right there. You shouldn't be able to spin the hub and not turn the axle.

 

[GSX26]

With the car jacked up, I can spin the wheels. Ifi spin one, the other also spins (if I can remember correctly). Also, the axle wasn't connected to the hub when I was spinning it. The little round part with teeth on it right behind the part that slides into the hub (geared teeth thing) was spinning. Hm, I don't know, I'm going to adjust pedal right now.

 

[GSX26]

Ok, i adjusted the clutch and also jacked it up and tried spinning the wheels. The clutch adjustment didn't do much. When I jacked it up, I could spin both wheels in nuetral and in gear. When you turned the drivers side wheel, it turned the passanger, but when you turned the passanger wheel it didn't turn the drivers side wheel. Also, when you give it a little gas, there is a high pitched whining noise. The thing that bothers me is the mph go up which doesn't make sense for a slipping clutch.

 

[PaulN]

No it doesn't. How long have you had the tranny? Maybe a call to Shep is in order?

Sorry, I am not much help. Good luck though!

 

[GSX26]

I took off the passanger wheel and inspected the cv joint (part in the boot) that my dad said he thought felt messed up. I looked in there and a ball bearing had fallen out. Then i looked more and saw that the shaft wasn't even into the part it slides into, it was turned sideways. So I (mostly my dad) fixed that and we thought that would solve the problem. It didn't. All I can think to do right now is bleed the clutch and make adjustments. But it still puzzles me why the speed goes up to, which makes me think it isn't a slipping clutch. Any tranny experts, I desperately need your help.

 

[GSX26]

I bled the entire system and adjusted the pedal via many different guides and the manual. Everything seems pretty good. I'll barely give it gas in first and second and stuff, and the rpm's and mph will go up. But when i put it in third and was going really slow and then acclerated with a little boost, it didnt shoot up the rpms at all...well it did, but like it was supposed to, i actually picked up speed proportionally. Something wrong with my lower gears? (the tranny is BRAND NEW) Maybe i just need to break in the clutch and let things set in? My dad thinks that i have too much hp and eventually it will break in and be right. Could my driveshafts not be getting the power even though my clutch is engaging? Also, there is a whining/squealing that gets louder as you step on the gas. I'm thinking its coming from the tranny, but I'm not positive. This sound was never there before. Please, any mods or wiseman i need your help!!!

 

[JN-HIGHLINEMS-]

yeah you should have at least 500-600 easy going miles on the car befor you punch it.. let it workit self in a little bit see what happens..

visit my website see if anything on their will help you

www.dsmsupport.com

-jesse

 

[GSX26]

Thanks for the advice man, and nice site! I've been looking to places/sites related to WI dsm'ers. Back to the topic, anyone else agree that it just needs to be broke in?

 

[GSX26]

Well, everytime i hear the squealing/whining sound, the rpm's and mph go up. Hm, what could this be?

 

[GSX26]

Ok, I keep trying to adjust my clutch, and the adjustments seem perfect, but it still "slips"... i took some pictures. my fork seems to be ok, tell me what you guys think. and also, i had a bit of dripping gear lube kind of by the drain plug, but more under on the bottom of the tranny....could this be causing my slip? Also, could the actual gears be slipping which would cause the mph to go up?

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