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Well, the trans is back in. I'd reassemble everything yesterday, but got really sick this week, so had to put it on hold. That leaves me with starter, exhaust, shifter, console, and x-member (going back the correct way this time).
Here's what I've gathered so far:
-The clutch was good, actually not a lot of wear at all. I decided to throw a stock one on it, since the car doesn't need anything fancy for daily driving. The Centerforce clutch disk and pressure plate are probably going up for sale; they hardly look used.
-When the cable popped, I saw a piece of plastic on the floorboard. It looked like a broken off "L." The only thing that I saw under the dash that was that dull white color was the quadrant. Question: when you take the tension off the quadrant before hooking up the cable at the trans, is it supposed to be able to stay at its loosest, or fartherst setting? Mine snapped back at me and would only stay about half-tight (that's with the cable not hooked up).
-The release bearing shaft was replaced with a steel one when that clutch was installed. It looked almost new, but the release bearing was lacking grease, I think that's what killed it. I ended up swapping the one that came in a new clutch kit. The end which slides on the shaft was composite, rather than metal. It was way out of round, so I ended up using one that we had in stock. Seemed like a heavier duty unit; we'll see.
-Last thing. What would be the propper procedure for setting the quadrant? If it will be hard to go into gear, then does that mean that the quadrant is shot?
Any advice would be appreciated, and I'll post an update as soon as the thing's back together.
Here's what I've gathered so far:
-The clutch was good, actually not a lot of wear at all. I decided to throw a stock one on it, since the car doesn't need anything fancy for daily driving. The Centerforce clutch disk and pressure plate are probably going up for sale; they hardly look used.
-When the cable popped, I saw a piece of plastic on the floorboard. It looked like a broken off "L." The only thing that I saw under the dash that was that dull white color was the quadrant. Question: when you take the tension off the quadrant before hooking up the cable at the trans, is it supposed to be able to stay at its loosest, or fartherst setting? Mine snapped back at me and would only stay about half-tight (that's with the cable not hooked up).
-The release bearing shaft was replaced with a steel one when that clutch was installed. It looked almost new, but the release bearing was lacking grease, I think that's what killed it. I ended up swapping the one that came in a new clutch kit. The end which slides on the shaft was composite, rather than metal. It was way out of round, so I ended up using one that we had in stock. Seemed like a heavier duty unit; we'll see.
-Last thing. What would be the propper procedure for setting the quadrant? If it will be hard to go into gear, then does that mean that the quadrant is shot?
Any advice would be appreciated, and I'll post an update as soon as the thing's back together.
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