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On the way out tonight I found my self with MAJOR driveline troubles.
I cannot get into gear. Seems like the clutch is not disengaging. It started with a funny-feeling clutch pedal...about 3/4 of the way down I felt a little bump like something let go. Then the pedal felt sort of springy--not smooth all the way down like it normally does. It went into Reverse with a minor grind. Backed out, and it went into first with the same minor grind. (I would have stopped there but I was headed to my first T'ai Chi class, and didn't want to miss it.)
Well, I missed it. About 3 gear shifts and a half mile later, I couldn't get into Second. From a standstill, trying for First and Reverse I get a fast grind with the clutch pedal down. I could not go into second, but I could go into 3rd. The linkage is all in place. The adjusting screws for pedal freeplay are tight. Travel of linkage seems normal. The fork seems MAYBE (??) a bit loose, but I'm not sure.
Seems like a clutch problem, but I replaced the clutch 4 years ago, along with throwout bearing. Also, last week while replacing rear main seal what we saw of the clutch looked fantastic. Maybe the spring (fingers) broke?
Tomorrow (Wednesday ) I will be under the truck bright and early on a chilly spring day. But if anyone could chime in with some suggestions before then, it would be very appreciated.
My road trip down to Athens for Friday, sadly, will not happen in the '65 Chevy.
[230 motor, 3 speed, column shift.]
Thanks, Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 35 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 35 | Just came out from under...clutch fingers are bent/broken. Can't believe it only lasted 4 years. The disks look brand new (thickness-wise). I was able to peek in without removing tranny, just bell housing cover....
I know what I'm doing for the next 12 hours.
Thanks for the reply.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Make sure you look into what caused the fingers to bend. Do you have the correct T/O bearing? how about the clutch fork? May have been a weak clutch  Was th clutch a new one or a rebuilt?
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Check the clutch fork pivot ball for wear, too.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 35 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 35 | The old clutch was a rebuilt and the old throwout bearing matches the one that came with my new clutch kit. And the new clutch is a new one. clutch fork pivot ball seems tight...took quite a bit of force to snap the fork back on.
STRANGE THING IS... when I restarted the engine after the clutch replacement, the # 5 & 6 valve lash was way out of adjustment. All I can figure is that the lifters got stuck in the short position. I readjusted the lash and all seems fine now.
REQUIRED READING: Truck, by John Jerome
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