Need some help...
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Need some help... I don't usually post anything since I am normally able to find what I'm looking for through searches, but I could not find what I needed today. I'm not sure how to explain this, but whenever I get on the gas really hard it seems as if I don't go anywhere. I thought it had something to do with my clutch hydraulics or clutch itself at first because I would notice it when I would shift to 2nd and 3rd at very fast takeoffs. Now I have noticed that it does not have to be during shift. I get the problem if I am just cruising in 2nd and get on it really hard. It almost feels as if I am slightly pushing in the clutch. The rpm's are high but I don't really go anywhere. It is not as though it is completely out of gear though since it does still go some.
I am not a mechanic and not great with cars, so excuse me if I am doing a horrible job of explaining.
All of this started after I did a transmission swap from an automatic to a manual. In the process, I purchased a brand new spec 2 clutch and an aluminum driveshaft that I installed during the change. It was a used transmission and I installed used hydraulics at first. I have now reaplaced the entire hydraulic assembly with one of the prebled units from GM, but I am still having the problem.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am not a mechanic and not great with cars, so excuse me if I am doing a horrible job of explaining.
All of this started after I did a transmission swap from an automatic to a manual. In the process, I purchased a brand new spec 2 clutch and an aluminum driveshaft that I installed during the change. It was a used transmission and I installed used hydraulics at first. I have now reaplaced the entire hydraulic assembly with one of the prebled units from GM, but I am still having the problem.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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ohhh... Forgot to add that. I installed a new aluminum flywheel with the change. I also installed an adjustable torque arm with a new tranny crossmember that relocates the mount to the crossmember.
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Thank you for the quick responses. I guess I will have to pull the tranny back out again. It has a brand new clutch and throwout bearing on it though. What should I be looking for when pull the tranny?
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I broke in the clutch for about 100-200 miles of light driving and started gradually getting on it harder for another 100 miles or so. I probably only have about 300-400 miles on it at this point.