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5 speed conversion issues.


skadaddy

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I installed a 5 speed into my 71 2002 and I need to find out whether I did something wrong or whether my new tranny is bad. It grinds going into all gears, and has a lot of whining noise. My question is did I install the wrong throw out bearing. I put in a 323 bearing, but maybe I needed a different one. My problem is that I didn't measure the clutch or flywheel. I just left what was in there. Could there be a mismatch causing noise and grinding? I think my 4 speed was a 76 model if that helps at all. Otherwise I just need to guess the boneyard box is bad. The previous tranny shifted just fine.

thanks

eric

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"It's not a mismatched t/o bearing --you need the 323 t/o bearing with the 228mm clutch setup--unless you have the 215 clutch---the release bearing is not your issue----scoyote"

It may well be the throwout bearing...or the clutch hydraulics aren't bled out properly and the clutch isn't completely disengaging. The odds of the "new" gearbox having bad synchos on all five gears is pretty small...I suspect imperfect clutch disengagement vs a bad gearbox.

Regardless, unless it's a hydraulics problem, the gearbox is gonna have to come out.

cheers

mike

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