Slipping 5-Speed?

JSFIRE79 · 12-21-2003, 05:44 PM

On my daily driver 91 CONV. GT , which is mostly stock, except exaust, cold air, underdrives, and maybe gears ( bought car recently and dont know) I've had really irritating times with the trans. I bought the car with a rebuilt T-5 and Lightwieght flywheel......Two months in, it was toast. I installed a Heavy Duty FRPP Clutch and pressure plate and resurfaced the flywheel cause it looked like ****.....and one month later same CR#P!!! Basically I'll be in 5th on the freeway and step on it and the RPMs go up but doesnt move the driveshaft. and the smell of burning clutch slaps you in the face........car stays in gear so it's not sliping out.......but feels like the pressure plate is just not holding the RPM.......

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? on a stock motor one month should not wear down a HD clutch that quick....It shifts smooth it just will not hold the rpm unless I baby it up......any suggestions......???

mustangII460 · 12-21-2003, 06:08 PM

A start would be adjusting the clutch at the pedal. I use a adjustable cable.

420nitro · 12-21-2003, 06:09 PM

Man,....only thing I could think of is either a leaking rear main, or your quadrant is mis-adjusted???

Scrapla · 12-21-2003, 08:47 PM

I agree sounds like the quadrant.

JSFIRE79 · 12-22-2003, 04:26 PM

I checked the adjustment on the quadrant and it seems good..........could it be the Clutch pedal gears?

12-21-2003, 05:44 PM	#1
JSFIRE79 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Northridge, Ca. USA Posts: 27	Slipping 5-Speed? On my daily driver 91 CONV. GT , which is mostly stock, except exaust, cold air, underdrives, and maybe gears ( bought car recently and dont know) I've had really irritating times with the trans. I bought the car with a rebuilt T-5 and Lightwieght flywheel......Two months in, it was toast. I installed a Heavy Duty FRPP Clutch and pressure plate and resurfaced the flywheel cause it looked like ****.....and one month later same CR#P!!! Basically I'll be in 5th on the freeway and step on it and the RPMs go up but doesnt move the driveshaft. and the smell of burning clutch slaps you in the face........car stays in gear so it's not sliping out.......but feels like the pressure plate is just not holding the RPM....... WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? on a stock motor one month should not wear down a HD clutch that quick....It shifts smooth it just will not hold the rpm unless I baby it up......any suggestions......??? __________________ 93GT Stock 302, 170,000 miles....GT-40Y Heads, Ported and Extrude Honed GT-40 intake, Pro-M w/Granitelli Meter , 65mm Throttle Body , Custom Crane Cam, Rockers, lifters, pushrods, Mikes Transmissions Built AOD, 3000 stall, Aluminum Driveshaft , 3.73 gears, Motorsports shorty headers, Stock axles, ZEX 125HP kit. w/Bottle warmer. 60ft. - 1.60 1/4- 11.38 MPH- 119 WWW.StarkRacing.net

12-21-2003, 08:47 PM	#4
Scrapla Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 532	I agree sounds like the quadrant. __________________ 90gt 347 and some bolt ons :-) RICE HATERS MEMBER #73

12-22-2003, 04:26 PM	#5
JSFIRE79 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Northridge, Ca. USA Posts: 27	I checked the adjustment on the quadrant and it seems good..........could it be the Clutch pedal gears? __________________ 93GT Stock 302, 170,000 miles....GT-40Y Heads, Ported and Extrude Honed GT-40 intake, Pro-M w/Granitelli Meter , 65mm Throttle Body , Custom Crane Cam, Rockers, lifters, pushrods, Mikes Transmissions Built AOD, 3000 stall, Aluminum Driveshaft , 3.73 gears, Motorsports shorty headers, Stock axles, ZEX 125HP kit. w/Bottle warmer. 60ft. - 1.60 1/4- 11.38 MPH- 119 WWW.StarkRacing.net

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12-21-2003, 06:08 PM	#2
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	A start would be adjusting the clutch at the pedal. I use a adjustable cable.

12-21-2003, 06:09 PM	#3
420nitro Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rockford Posts: 596	Man,....only thing I could think of is either a leaking rear main, or your quadrant is mis-adjusted???