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| | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 24 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 24 | I'm getting ready to install the transmission on my 57. The the installation instructions that came with the new clutch disk I bought states: Never preform a live clutch test (engine running) with the wheels off the ground. The backlash effect of the unloaded driveline could bend the drive straps of the pressure plate causing poor or no release and/or chatter upon engagement. I want to test the transmission after I install it. Right now I only have the engine on the frame. I do run the engine and the driveline is not installed yet. I want to know how to test the transmission without causing the damage mentioned above. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | Gotta call BS on that one! If the pressure plate was that fragile, the car wouldn't make it around the block! Just don't get crazy and do a bunch of full-throttle speed shifts. The manufacturer has to write those instructions toi discourage idiots from doing stupid stuff- - - -which they're going to do anyway! There's nothing wrong with doing a few shifts with the wheels free-spinning to check for normal operation.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 206 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 206 | Yeah,don't turn on the flashlight as it will cause battery drain and possibly burned out bulb. | | |
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