Is it normal to get more vibration with.....
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Is it normal to get more vibration with..... A short stick and poly trans bashing compared to stock stuff? I assume it is,but I just finished my clutch install and I am a little paranoid.
So far it feels way way better. The factory clutch was worse than I thought. I installed a new flywheel along with a RAM hdx kit, new tm slave/master cylinder, ws6 store short stick, polytrans mount and a ws6 store skip shift eliminator. It was my first ever clutch install and ill admit it sucked &%#.
Edit..... the vibration I speak of is in the shifter. It isn't bad, but noticeably more than stock.
So far it feels way way better. The factory clutch was worse than I thought. I installed a new flywheel along with a RAM hdx kit, new tm slave/master cylinder, ws6 store short stick, polytrans mount and a ws6 store skip shift eliminator. It was my first ever clutch install and ill admit it sucked &%#.
Edit..... the vibration I speak of is in the shifter. It isn't bad, but noticeably more than stock.
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Well something else is wrong and it has to come back apart. If I get into a gear where the rpms are low I get nasty vibration. I'm wondering if I have a internal issue or a pilot bearing.
If you didnt replace the bearing while you were in there before I would replace it anyhow.. Make sure everything is tq'd to spec.. That is crucial for the clutch to operate properly . The poly bushing will tighten things up quite a bit.. Is the vibration only while in gear? Is it at a certain speed or just RPM?
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It seems to only do it at lower rpms. 3rd through 5th seem worse since I rarely see lower than 2k in first and second. I torqued everything to spec, but I didn't change the bushing and was pretty rough when I reinstalled the transmission. I have a tranny jack now so hopefully things go smoother.
Its the trans mount! I had a poly one on an tried to hold out for a few weeks thinking it was going to get better. Put the stock one back on and all vibrations went away. Try that first, it takes 5 minutes.
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I thought I would go ahead and let everyone know how everything played out. My car was 100% stock before the clutch install and I was getting some nasty noise from the throwout bearing and sometimes at low RPMs. I tore it apart and installed a new flywheel, clutch, PP, TO bearing, poly tranny mount, slave/master and a ws6 store short stick.
After all that something wasn't right. I was still getting the vibration at low rpm in higher gears so I tore it all back apart. Everything looked fine, but I went ahead and changed the pilot bushing because people said it can cause vibration/hard shifting. So I get it all back together with the factory tranny mount and everything is better, but I still have a loud very strange noise.
Now I am getting pissed...calling ws6store about getting a new clutch kit ect ect and calling my car every name in the book. So today I decide to throw the stock shifter stick back on because I swear it is making noise. No one believes me that it could cause anything, but I swear it is vibration and making noise. Lo and behold that was it. There was a very loud and noticeable noise coming from that short stick. The factory non-hurst shifter with the short stick must have absorbed to much vibration or something.
Been driving it all day today without any noise....May this be a lesson to rule out the small things first, and always change that stupid pilot bearing before you put it back together the first time.
After all that something wasn't right. I was still getting the vibration at low rpm in higher gears so I tore it all back apart. Everything looked fine, but I went ahead and changed the pilot bushing because people said it can cause vibration/hard shifting. So I get it all back together with the factory tranny mount and everything is better, but I still have a loud very strange noise.
Now I am getting pissed...calling ws6store about getting a new clutch kit ect ect and calling my car every name in the book. So today I decide to throw the stock shifter stick back on because I swear it is making noise. No one believes me that it could cause anything, but I swear it is vibration and making noise. Lo and behold that was it. There was a very loud and noticeable noise coming from that short stick. The factory non-hurst shifter with the short stick must have absorbed to much vibration or something.
Been driving it all day today without any noise....May this be a lesson to rule out the small things first, and always change that stupid pilot bearing before you put it back together the first time.
