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Went to a PCA time trial yesterday. Got a good number of time trial runs in. on my last session I noticed shifting into fourth was a bit notchy. Then later I had trouble even getting it into 4th, once I even ground the gears pretty good.
Then after my last run I pulled off to run down the road for a cool down and I heard some strange noises as I was down shifting into 2nd while having trouble w/ the shift. When I stopped and tried to go into first it wouldn't go into gear, it wasn't disengaging the clutch. 2nd wasn't much better. I could turn the car off and put it in 1st, put the clutch in, and then start it. Trying to slip the clutch made a horrible noise and the car had very little power. After much trial and tribulation I finally limped it home. 200 mile trip pulling my tire trailer from mineral wells to austin. good thing I learned clutchless shifting in my a friends POS Aspire. After this I am seriously looking into getting a tow vehicle. I was quoted $450+ tow esimates!
Anyway, the sheet metal center section of the spring hub disc hand torn. I think some debris also got between the disc and pressureplate/flywheel causing disengagement problems
see here

http://tinyurl.com/3yest

flywheel & pressure plate both quite a bit of heat spotting. 30K miles of hard auto-x and some time trials and lapping sessions thrown in.

Anyone know the minimum spec thickness for an LT1 flywheel after resurfacing?

y5e06 View Member Profile	Jun 7 2004, 01:48 AM Post #1
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 951 Joined: 2-January 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 88	Went to a PCA time trial yesterday. Got a good number of time trial runs in. on my last session I noticed shifting into fourth was a bit notchy. Then later I had trouble even getting it into 4th, once I even ground the gears pretty good. Then after my last run I pulled off to run down the road for a cool down and I heard some strange noises as I was down shifting into 2nd while having trouble w/ the shift. When I stopped and tried to go into first it wouldn't go into gear, it wasn't disengaging the clutch. 2nd wasn't much better. I could turn the car off and put it in 1st, put the clutch in, and then start it. Trying to slip the clutch made a horrible noise and the car had very little power. After much trial and tribulation I finally limped it home. 200 mile trip pulling my tire trailer from mineral wells to austin. good thing I learned clutchless shifting in my a friends POS Aspire. After this I am seriously looking into getting a tow vehicle. I was quoted $450+ tow esimates! Anyway, the sheet metal center section of the spring hub disc hand torn. I think some debris also got between the disc and pressureplate/flywheel causing disengagement problems see here http://tinyurl.com/3yest flywheel & pressure plate both quite a bit of heat spotting. 30K miles of hard auto-x and some time trials and lapping sessions thrown in. Anyone know the minimum spec thickness for an LT1 flywheel after resurfacing?

mitchntx View Member Profile	Jun 7 2004, 12:55 PM Post #2
Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4	QUOTE (y5e06 @ Jun 6 2004, 07:48 PM) After this I am seriously looking into getting a tow vehicle. I was quoted $450+ tow esimates! After I was hit with a $300 tow charge from Arlington to Granbury, I bought a trailer. And the small group of friends I run with has an agreement that if someone who has driven to an event can't make it home and a towed vehicle can, then the broken one gets towed. It's good to have a group of friends to help out. And if you are serious about a tow vehicle, I have my old PU truck I would sell. http://69.56.235.42/forums/showthread.php?...threadid=500177 It's rough, has it's quirks and needs a few hundred dollars worth of TLC but it will pull stumps. I would make you a killer deal on it. If you are serious, call me at 254-897-5849