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dogwhistle
11-15-2013, 11:47 PM
Soooo fun story.

I was JDA (Just driving along) and showing my friend what I thought was a potentially loose bolt in the front strut/trans area. We were cruising at about 25mph changing gears and decided to do a small pull, maybe 10-12psi in 3rd gear. I waited for my lag to go away and it pulled moderately and as I went to shift, BWAHHHHHP. No gears, no nothin. Engine revved freely and the clutch slave cylinder was moving properly and shift cables still attached. A small disk like button was sitting by the boot of the trans, telling me my clutch hub had apparently sheared into pieces separate from that of the pucks. It didn't make noise before, during, or after the process but it certainly seems like the only possibility at this point. I will admit to it being a poor quality 6 puck unsprung disk and a fairly heavy duty pressure plate, and aftermarket flywheel and OEM TOB but we'll see soon hopefully what the true damages are... Wish me luck and hope it's only a shitty disk that did me in.

goodhart
11-16-2013, 01:20 AM
time to pull the trans

twack
11-16-2013, 05:24 AM
xtd clutch disc?

dogwhistle
11-16-2013, 08:40 AM
Yep time indeed. I have only had the trans put in with the engine so hopefully this can be done separately from the engine...

xtd clutch disc?

Ding Ding Ding bingo. Gonna replace it with ACT 6224004. http://www.advancedclutch.com/6224004

Assuming that's all that's wrong.

goodhart
11-16-2013, 01:02 PM
1g or 2g? 1g's are a little easier from my experience. Not a real tough job though either way. You can take the trans out the bottom and keep the engine in. Take off the front passenger crossmember, xfer case, and axles and the rest you should be able to see.

dogwhistle
11-16-2013, 02:41 PM
1g or 2g? 1g's are a little easier from my experience. Not a real tough job though either way. You can take the trans out the bottom and keep the engine in. Take off the front passenger crossmember, xfer case, and axles and the rest you should be able to see.

2G but that's really good to know so thank you, I will give that a shot.

twack
11-16-2013, 06:31 PM
on a 2g i believe you have to support the engine because there is more motor mounts on the trans then a 1g

b00sted_spyder
11-16-2013, 07:30 PM
2g has 3 tranny mounts.

goodhart
11-17-2013, 12:45 AM
Forgot about that yea. 1g is the opposite, 3 motor mounts 1 trans mount.

twack
11-17-2013, 12:05 PM
post pics of the damage