Originally posted by JoeAsheville
Is there any way you could post about it separately instead of putting it in this thread? I've seen so many good responses get lost in the wash that way...:thumbsup:
I'll do both :beer:
Originally posted by JoeAsheville
Is there any way you could post about it separately instead of putting it in this thread? I've seen so many good responses get lost in the wash that way...:thumbsup:
The TOB's in these things just seem poorly designed and when they go, if not addressed soon enough the retainer goes as well. If your looking at replacing your clutch with a specII I would just do it and install the composit TOB that comes with, then you will hopefully not have the problem so many others face.Originally posted by jumpincactus
I got a question for you guys............... My TOB started sqealing at aroung 3000 mis. Had it documented with Ford. But due to the fact I can't get the pig to reproduce the sound when I bring it in they won't touch it. Problem is I was going to do the quadrant thing and a spec 2 clutch but after hearing about what dude is going thru with the warranty issue now I'm having second thoughts.
My question is why now that it's summer and hot do I not get the sqealing anymore. Would the hot temperatures cause it to stop squealing??? Further if I let my foot rest ever so lightly on the clutch pedal when under hard acceleration........... ooops. Under moderate acceleration you know the kind of accelaration that Ford uses in all their marketing pics................ Seriously when I accelerate hard with foot lightly on pedal it bucks and vibrates something feirce. Whats that about. Not normal I assume. Never had a clutch pedal shimmy and shake like this before. Any input???
Originally posted by jumpincactus
I got a question for you guys............... My TOB started sqealing at aroung 3000 mis. Had it documented with Ford. But due to the fact I can't get the pig to reproduce the sound when I bring it in they won't touch it. Problem is I was going to do the quadrant thing and a spec 2 clutch but after hearing about what dude is going thru with the warranty issue now I'm having second thoughts.
My question is why now that it's summer and hot do I not get the sqealing anymore. Would the hot temperatures cause it to stop squealing??? Further if I let my foot rest ever so lightly on the clutch pedal when under hard acceleration........... ooops. Under moderate acceleration you know the kind of accelaration that Ford uses in all their marketing pics................ Seriously when I accelerate hard with foot lightly on pedal it bucks and vibrates something feirce. Whats that about. Not normal I assume. Never had a clutch pedal shimmy and shake like this before. Any input???
Originally posted by jhwalker
NWGuru,
I won't clutter the thread with the details until your test is done and results are reported, but there is a long-term tranny guy out here who is highly confident he has an 'appropriate' fix for the bs TOB retainer issue and we may use my car as the test case if things don't work out on your test.
JW
According to our resident guru, SVTADVISOR, shifting too hard drives that fork into bearing/retainer and causes damage. If thats the case then why the hell didnt ford implement shift stops like aftermarket shifters. What I find really ironic is tremec says the shift stops arent needed and most of the problems are on cars that have aftermarket shifters.....maybe that throuws SVTADvisors excuse out the window.Originally posted by NetworkingGuru
Tetge, I still think they reused your release fork (clutch fork, TOB fork, whatever the hell the official name is). I am going to try and get a new one this time, just in case. Taking the shotgun approach this time, replaceing and inspecting anything and everything that could possibly cause the problem.
Originally posted by Shadowgray03
According to our resident guru, SVTADVISOR, shifting too hard drives that fork into bearing/retainer and causes damage. If thats the case then why the hell didnt ford implement shift stops like aftermarket shifters. What I find really ironic is tremec says the shift stops arent needed and most of the problems are on cars that have aftermarket shifters.....maybe that throuws SVTADvisors excuse out the window.
Yea, I dont think we are alone in this from what I hear a lot of cheby dealers have piles of pulled tremecs as well, wish tremec would get their act together.Originally posted by NetworkingGuru
SVTAdvisor doesn't know what he's talking about. Shifting the tranny has nothing to do with the TOB or the release fork. Engaging-disengaging the clutch is all that affects the release fork, as it id the thing that holds the TOB and actually causes the TOB to move when the clutch is engaged. If it is defective, it could put more pressure than necessary on the TOB, which will put more pressure on the retainer. I can't see how anything you could do to the fork, besides beating the shit out of it with a hammer, caould cause a good one to go defective, so my guess is that the tolerances are too loose on them and many of us just got bad ones.
Originally posted by NetworkingGuru
Tetge, I still think they reused your release fork (clutch fork, TOB fork, whatever the hell the official name is). I am going to try and get a new one this time, just in case. Taking the shotgun approach this time, replaceing and inspecting anything and everything that could possibly cause the problem.