Brad,
I would say the most likely problem is in the clutch disc. Either it's
installed backwards (Real easy to do), or it's binding on the input shaft.
When you pull the tranny out it should slide out easliy, if it is hard to
pull out it is binding in the disc or in the pilot bushing. After you pull
the cluch out put the tranny back in, if it is hard to push in to the pilot
bushing thats the problem. Try the disc on the input shaft, the disc should
slide easily the full length of the splines.
The hardest thing to spot would if it is the wrong disc. If both the bushing
and the disc seem to be free take the disc to a parts store and compare it
to a new one. The hub may be the wrong thickness.
Good luck.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Newman <bkn6@airmail.net>
To: oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>; Old Chevy Trucks
<old-chevy-truck@onelist.com>
Date: Sunday, December 12, 1999 6:35 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] gear grinding continued
>OK, here is the latest update.
>
>The free travel in my clutch pedal is to spec (as per the shop manual),
>as is the linkage. It now shifts flawlessly, but:
>
>It still grinds like mad and will not go into gear with the engine
>running. This means that it has to be the clutch, correct? Like I said
>in my previous post, the truck has spent the last 2 weeks in a tranny
>shop getting "fixed". The guys there swear that they looked at the
>clutch and all was fine, but .................................
>
>What do ya'll think? I'm definitely not a mechanic, but it seems to me
>that with everything else where its supposed to be, the clutch has got
>to be the culprit. If I'm wrong, somebody stop me before I start the
>disassembly!
>Thanks again
>Brad
>
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