Re: Tranny Question (JKR)
well....110K miles....Factory Tranny, Factory Clutch, not a single engine, or tranny problem...
well....110K miles....Factory Tranny, Factory Clutch, not a single engine, or tranny problem...
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Re: Tranny Question (JKR)
What you've heard is true. I'm on my third right now. It's the rivets that hold the ring gear to the diff assembly. They'll wear out and one (rivet) will go flying through the casing, and if you have a brand new sport clutch, you can bet your left nut that the rivet will blow that hole inside the bellhousing!
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Oh, and synchros are known to to if you play too rough.
What you've heard is true. I'm on my third right now. It's the rivets that hold the ring gear to the diff assembly. They'll wear out and one (rivet) will go flying through the casing, and if you have a brand new sport clutch, you can bet your left nut that the rivet will blow that hole inside the bellhousing!
Oh, and synchros are known to to if you play too rough.
Re: Tranny Question (JKR)
Just hope for the best. One thing you can do to prevent the tranny from blowing would be to open it up and replace the rivets with a bolt kit. (And while you're there, may as well throw in a quaife 6-speed gear set and diff) ...
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quote:[HR][/HR]Agtronic, thanks for the info and that same exact thing happened to mine but i think it broke when i accelerated on a patch of ice, it made a weird sound next thing you now i see the diff fluid dripping from under the car. The only tyhing is i dont do burnouts and ish like that and it still happened, plus its winter now and i got the snow tires on so i wouldn't bother doing a burnout.[HR][/HR]
You don't have to be rough on it for it to blow. It's the synchros that don't like to take abuse. The differential will blow when ever it feels fit to do so. Mine blew when I was on an onramp doing 70 km/h, so I wasn't doing anything inapropriate. And don't like burnouts, so I don't really do anything like that either.Just hope for the best. One thing you can do to prevent the tranny from blowing would be to open it up and replace the rivets with a bolt kit. (And while you're there, may as well throw in a quaife 6-speed gear set and diff) ...
Re: Tranny Question (mk3pekk)
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Having a sport clutch will not make your diff blow sooner ...
quote:[HR][/HR]AHHHHHH not good... i just blew my automatic trans and now i just converted it to a 5 speed.....anyhow i just put in a HD sport clutch so, do i have a good chance of blowing my new transmission????? if so, should i just replace it with a stock clutch....its a lot cheaper IMO..[HR][/HR]
NO NO! What I meant was that according to Murphy's law, the more expensive the clutch, the more likely the rivet will pop through the casing in the bellhousing, letting all that fluid out onto your brand new clutch!
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