RAGEman

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But, I only have clutch problems, no tranny problems?

This has only happened to me twice in a fifteen-month period, and both times after turning the engine off, it eventually freed-up and behaved 100% normally for months, but still. If I've got ANY tranny problems whatsoever, I'm considering going with the 700-hp. upgrade from LMR here in Houston, as well as replacing the clutch and hyrdraulic system as well.

For obvious reasons, I'd rather not tear into the tranny to find out what's wrong with it, that's why I am asking if it's at least possible that it's only the clutch that caused this problem. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

85MikeTPI

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what is the car/engine/trans doing when it gets stuck? Driving/Traffic-light/shifting/etc.?

It's very possible (as one thing) for the clutch fluid to heat up and cause issues like that.

RAGEman

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Both times it was in-traffic driving, first time heavy-traffic, second time moderate-traffic but after 30 or so highway miles, and I think both times it was first gear. First gear not normally being a gear that we experience problems with. What do you think?

85MikeTPI

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First gear issues are almost always clutch/hydraulic issues...

RAGEman

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Sweet. So, it is at least possible that I don't have any transmission problems?

thesource

iTrader: (60)

Agreed , most of the time 1st gear issues like you described are clutch related .

GoldRust

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It is very possible that you have hydraulic issues, but you have to get those sorted out very fast. Hydraulic problems are the cause of most tranny failures.

RAGEman

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Let me run this by you guys while we're talking about it because I didn't get a lot of help in another forum.

What could cause an increase in normal transmission operation noise? Nothing sounds out of the ordinary at all, but it seems like the normal noise is louder recently. I do have a Pro 5.0 shifter, and there was an increase in noise when I installed that, but I've had the shifter for nearly two years, and I just recently noticed another increase in volume.

There is also a very faint rattling/chattering noise at idle. When I disengage the clutch, it goes away.

I'm trying to pin down a problem here, so any help you guys can offer will be greatly appreciated.

SoCal TA

I had an almost identical problem in my LT1 car. it seems that the trans had a slow leak, and the fluid level was VERY low, thus when on the highway for extended periods, it would get really hot and not want to come out of gear. I topped up the fluid and the problem disappeared.

Good luck
SoCal TA

LS1Formulation

iTrader: (13)

That is your throwout bearing. Get a new slave cylinder and it'll cure the problem (it did in mine)

RAGEman

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Well, that's what I thought of, but I was told that if the rattling doesn't stop until after you've fully disengaged the clutch, it's not the TO bearing. In other words, if it were the TO bearing, you could make the noise stop merely by pushing the clutch pedal until all the slack is out, and you wouldn't have to press it all the way in.