Scuba_Steve
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- May 28, 2009
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Colorado Spring,
Colorado
Warning, I'm ranting...
I bought a whole slew of parts to build my newly bought 91 talon back in Jan 2010 immediately after returning from a deployment. First set to be installed was struts, balls joints, tie rods, and a new xtd stage clutch.
I replaced everything recommended. Clutch, pivot ball, release fork, tob. I even put a new friction surface on my aluminum flywheel. Everything was OEM other than the clutch itself obviously. The car would not disengage, period. Wouldn't even begin to. The only way I could get it into gear was when the car was off. I could then start it, and of course take off at full speed regardless of how far I had the clutch in.
I watched the Jacks Transmissions videos, and made those adjustments, still no change. Took it all back apart, everything seemed right. After reassembling, still same thing.
Shortly afterwards, I had to move. I towed the car from Fort Hood TX to Colorado Springs. I dropped it at the base auto hobby center. There I took it apart again, bleed it a thousand times, etc. I found my slave was a FWD slave. Replaced it with a AWD. Assumed my brand new friction surface would make my flywheel properly stepped. Bad assumption. It was way off. Had it machined. Still, same problem. Installed a shim behind the ball, bought one of the dreaded extended slave rods, took everything apart 3 more times. Still nothing.
The last time I took it apart, I found that a pressure plate bolt somehow sheared off. I tried to use an easyout on it. It must have been in there really tight. Easyout broke off. Clean break, dam near impossible to remove.
Today, 2 days before I again deploy, I brought it back in. I replaced the flywheel and clutch with a beat up used OEM set. What do you know, perfect disengagement... Shifts like butter.
I probably spent $600 in storage fees at the auto hobby center, $100 towing it back and forth because I get tired of paying storage fees, a dented rim from the car sitting so long the tires dry rotted, a bad battery, a spark plug wire chewed through by a squirrel, all the fees associated with towing a car 1000 miles, not to mention the fact that I have been without a car that I barely got to drive in the first place for over 2 years.
Lesson learned... A single cheap part can lead to years of frustration, countless hours, and 3x the amount the quality part would have cost. Im just happy my car works again!
End Rant
I bought a whole slew of parts to build my newly bought 91 talon back in Jan 2010 immediately after returning from a deployment. First set to be installed was struts, balls joints, tie rods, and a new xtd stage clutch.
I replaced everything recommended. Clutch, pivot ball, release fork, tob. I even put a new friction surface on my aluminum flywheel. Everything was OEM other than the clutch itself obviously. The car would not disengage, period. Wouldn't even begin to. The only way I could get it into gear was when the car was off. I could then start it, and of course take off at full speed regardless of how far I had the clutch in.
I watched the Jacks Transmissions videos, and made those adjustments, still no change. Took it all back apart, everything seemed right. After reassembling, still same thing.
Shortly afterwards, I had to move. I towed the car from Fort Hood TX to Colorado Springs. I dropped it at the base auto hobby center. There I took it apart again, bleed it a thousand times, etc. I found my slave was a FWD slave. Replaced it with a AWD. Assumed my brand new friction surface would make my flywheel properly stepped. Bad assumption. It was way off. Had it machined. Still, same problem. Installed a shim behind the ball, bought one of the dreaded extended slave rods, took everything apart 3 more times. Still nothing.
The last time I took it apart, I found that a pressure plate bolt somehow sheared off. I tried to use an easyout on it. It must have been in there really tight. Easyout broke off. Clean break, dam near impossible to remove.
Today, 2 days before I again deploy, I brought it back in. I replaced the flywheel and clutch with a beat up used OEM set. What do you know, perfect disengagement... Shifts like butter.
I probably spent $600 in storage fees at the auto hobby center, $100 towing it back and forth because I get tired of paying storage fees, a dented rim from the car sitting so long the tires dry rotted, a bad battery, a spark plug wire chewed through by a squirrel, all the fees associated with towing a car 1000 miles, not to mention the fact that I have been without a car that I barely got to drive in the first place for over 2 years.
Lesson learned... A single cheap part can lead to years of frustration, countless hours, and 3x the amount the quality part would have cost. Im just happy my car works again!
End Rant
