Serious problem after gear swap.......

1bad89lx · 03-10-2003, 09:19 PM

A firend and I installed some 3.73's this weekend. I had never done it before so he pretty much did the work. It took about four tries but we finally got it. Anyway, on the way home (I was getting on it a little bit ) and boom! My car was vibrating like crazy. I pulled over and noticed my starter hanging down. I then saw that my transmission bellhousing was cracked! Do you think we installed the gears incorrectly or was it just time for it after (2003-1989=14) 14 years of abuse?

MEDIK418 · 03-11-2003, 12:35 AM

It's too far from your heart to kill you. I don't think you can do anything with the rear end that will crack the bell housing. At least not without tearing out the driveshaft first.

sn95gt19 · 03-11-2003, 01:00 AM

not related......just sounds like your car didnt like being messed with.

dont worry everytime i do something to mine, it decides it gonna get me back in some way.

a little off topic:
i pulled my motor to stroke clearance the block.....went into the garage the next day to find my block laying on the floor with a piece cracked off around the cylinder. i think it was my motors way of saying F U. it all works out good though, it forced me to buy a dart block

03-10-2003, 09:19 PM	#1
1bad89lx Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 7	Serious problem after gear swap....... A firend and I installed some 3.73's this weekend. I had never done it before so he pretty much did the work. It took about four tries but we finally got it. Anyway, on the way home (I was getting on it a little bit ) and boom! My car was vibrating like crazy. I pulled over and noticed my starter hanging down. I then saw that my transmission bellhousing was cracked! Do you think we installed the gears incorrectly or was it just time for it after (2003-1989=14) 14 years of abuse? __________________ Mods: F-Cam Mac Cold Air Kit Flowtech Headers Flowtech off-road H-pipe Mac Exhaust Lakewood 50/50 shocks Underdrive pulleys 3.73's (near future)

03-11-2003, 12:35 AM	#2
MEDIK418 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Posts: 780	It's too far from your heart to kill you. I don't think you can do anything with the rear end that will crack the bell housing. At least not without tearing out the driveshaft first. __________________ 1986 four-eyed LX coupe, 358 Cleveland, Tremec TKO600/centerforce clutch, dish cut Probe forged pistons, comp cams hyd.roller cam, .579/.588@224/230, Edel.performer, 670 holley street avenger, CPR custom built long tubes, ported and polished 4bbl heads, manley valves, beehive springs, MSD peo-billet dist/MSD6AL, fluidamper, 5 lug conv. with 17x8 bullits there's more but it's still not finished yet. Oh, and the oldest boy is turning his 89 GT into a FFR cobra this next summer.

03-11-2003, 01:00 AM	#3
sn95gt19 motors done......woohooo Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 799	not related......just sounds like your car didnt like being messed with. dont worry everytime i do something to mine, it decides it gonna get me back in some way. a little off topic: i pulled my motor to stroke clearance the block.....went into the garage the next day to find my block laying on the floor with a piece cracked off around the cylinder. i think it was my motors way of saying F U. it all works out good though, it forced me to buy a dart block __________________ 95gt lazer red (98 cobra clone) Rice Haters Club Member #116

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