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Flywheel Is Rubbin On Transfer Case!!

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Streetsweeper21

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Jan 11, 2006
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All sudden my 90 gsx started makin a grindin noise from the tranny i turned the car off and tried to restart it but the starterjus spinned and not the motor u jus hear the starter grindin on the flywheel i look underneath and see the transfer case rubbin on fly wheel and grindin down where the shaft goes into the t case i pulled the starter and it was like stuck on the flywheel when i pulled it out the starter was like chewed up from the flyhweel i changed starters it started the motor once than never did again i pulled it and it was destroyed i pulled the tranny and see the shaft that the throw out bearing goes on was broke also the starter seem to be gettin forced inisde the tranny caz there was marks all on the flywheel right near the pressure plate.
So i changed my tranny n t case to a 92 awd, also the flywheel n clutch everything was fine after that but the starter was made a wierd grindin noise everytime i starter the motor i put 100k on the tranny than all sudden everytime i let go of the clutch it was makin a wierd grindin noise from the tranny and now it wont start again the starter is not chewd up like the others but i notice the flywheel is rubbin on the t case again i also notice the back n front bolt on the tranny is not there the front bolt broke off on the block and the back bolt jus not going in and i know the flywheel is not loose caz i spinned the crank pulley while lookin at the flywheel and it stayed in the same exact spot .
Do you guys think from the front n back bolt not being there its not pushin the transfer case far enough from the flywheel? I would hate to pull out this tranny again
 
Streetsweeper21 said:
All sudden my 90 gsx started makin a grindin noise from the tranny i turned the car off and tried to restart it but the starterjus spinned and not the motor u jus hear the starter grindin on the flywheel i look underneath and see the transfer case rubbin on fly wheel and grindin down where the shaft goes into the t case i pulled the starter and it was like stuck on the flywheel when i pulled it out the starter was like chewed up from the flyhweel i changed starters it started the motor once than never did again i pulled it and it was destroyed i pulled the tranny and see the shaft that the throw out bearing goes on was broke also the starter seem to be gettin forced inisde the tranny caz there was marks all on the flywheel right near the pressure plate so i changed my tranny n t case to a 92 awd, also the flywheel n clutch everything was fine after that but the starter was made a wierd grindin noise everytime i starter the motor i put 100k on the tranny than all sudden everytime i let go of the clutch it was makin a wierd grindin noise from the tranny and now it wont start again the starter is not chewd up like the others but i notice the flywheel is rubbin on the t case again i also notice the back n front bolt on the tranny is not there the front bolt broke off on the block and the back bolt jus not going in and i know the flywheel is not loose caz i spinned the crank pulley while lookin at the flywheel and it stayed in the same exact spot . do you guys think from the front n back bolt not being there its not pushin the transfer case far enough from the flywheel i would hate to pull out this tranny again

For the love of god.

-Use correct grammar.
-Space out that damn paragraph.
-Pink above is the longest run on sentence EVER.
-If I can make any sense of this it sounds like your flywheel is on backwards...
 
okay that was stupid there is no way the flywheel is on backwards this happened b4 i changed the tranny or flywheel. I want to know if anyone knows if the front bolt is not on the tranny would that make the transfer rub on the flywheel.
 
Considering I never attempted to install a flywheel backwards, I dont know it it would work. But, there should be no way for the flywheel to interfere with the tcase. The front bolt near the motor mount that secures the trans to the block will not be the cause of a flywheel/tcase relationship.

You have done something wrong here, either something is bent, the wrong parts where used, or something is not secure.
 
in a way it would be a relationship because the t-case seats under the oil pan the flywheel is in between the t-case and tranny so if i would think if i were the get that bolt drilled out and another one in it will push the tranny more towards the flywheel and the t case away from the flywheel you get me?
 
Is your transmission flush with the engine block? It should be. The bolt should help it stay there, it shouldnt be a matter of pulling the trans towards the flywheel more. Your flywheel should not be able to interfere with the tcase.

Can you take pics?

*Dont say I didnt warn you about the grammar*
 
Alright i just tighted up the top tranny bolts really tight since the front one is broken everything was sounded okay when I started the car everything seemed to be running okay. So I took it for a drive and shifted early everything seemed to be okay, so I reved it up a little and let go of the clutch and its like a screeching noise from the flywheel rubbin against the t-case im guessin. When I have the car and neutral and press the clutch pedal down the car is fine, sometimes when I dont press the clutch the whole engine n tranny vibrates like hell.
Also where the front bolt goes in the tranny there is a little space in bewteen the tranny and engine but I dont know if that little space would be the problem if it only hold the tranny in place?
 
Streetsweeper21 said:
Alright i just tighted up the top tranny bolts really tight since the front one is broken everything was sounded okay when I started the car everything seemed to be running okay. So I took it for a drive and shifted early everything seemed to be okay, so I reved it up a little and let go of the clutch and its like a screeching noise from the flywheel rubbin against the t-case im guessin. When I have the car and neutral and press the clutch pedal down the car is fine, sometimes when I dont press the clutch the whole engine n tranny vibrates like hell.
Also where the front bolt goes in the tranny there is a little space in bewteen the tranny and engine but I dont know if that little space would be the problem if it only hold the tranny in place?

Well im guessing since there is a gap between your tranny and engine, things are flexing. When driving normally you probally don't have to much of a problem because your engine is not trying to run away from your tranny. When you get on it hard the engine tweaks and probally closes the gap between your engine and tranny putting things out of allignment. At least this is how I picture whats going on in my head. I'm not sure, but I am sure i'll be corrected when someone sees this. You need to get that hole tapped out and get a bolt in there before your bellhousing cracks.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184909&highlight=cracked+bellhousing
 
15psi88 said:
Well im guessing since there is a gap between your tranny and engine, things are flexing. When driving normally you probally don't have to much of a problem because your engine is not trying to run away from your tranny. When you get on it hard the engine tweaks and probally closes the gap between your engine and tranny putting things out of allignment. At least this is how I picture whats going on in my head. I'm not sure, but I am sure i'll be corrected when someone sees this. You need to get that hole tapped out and get a bolt in there before your bellhousing cracks.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184909&highlight=cracked+bellhousing

Thanks on that old thread some stated this:
Well, mine did'nt crack but it did come loose and I had a SERIOUS vibration. Destroyed my clutch disc and my TOB along with the input shaft cover/guide that the TOB rides on. All this on a brand new TRE tranny and ACT clutch/disc/flywheel setup. $500 later it's all better. So like I said, safety wire is your friend.....and mine from now on w/ these bolts.
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Same thing happened to me I had very serious vibration b4 I changed the tranny and clutch. Also the shaft that the TOB rides on snaped. So thats why i got a new tranny everything was fine til the front and back bolt broke and now i dont have as much vibration as b4 but there is still vibration when im not pressing the cluch I hope the shaft that the TOB bearing didnt break again or ima be really assed caz I doubt a welt would hold it back together or would it ? If it would hold Thats the case I can fix my old tranny but I dont know becuase i know there is alot or pressure to do wit that.

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See what I mean it jus broke right off and left big indents all over the pressure plate
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This is what happened when the flywheel was rubbin on the transfer case, its really close to the output shaft on the tranny.

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When my flywheel chewd my starter and this happened to 2 starters. But so far the new starter I put in this tranny havent got chewed
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Heres watz happenin the flywheel is rubbing on the transfer case and the flywheel is ingraving the same way on the transfer case as my old tranny was as you can see.

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If you wrench like you talk, I could see why your having difficulties. Try using locktite on your bolts once installed. Get the bolt hole fixed so you have all the bolts holding your drivetrain together. Also draw the transmission in evenly so it won't be tweaked causing stress on the housing.
 
and you are using an alingment tool when installing your pressure plate and cltch right? or are you torquing the tranny down till everything more or less jumps into place??
 
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