99 gt hard to get into gear (sometimes)

[bucstang1]

Hello all. I have a recently purchased 99 gt, I have noticed that after I drive a good distance (30 to 40 miles) It gets pretty hard to get back into gear after stopping at a light. usually I can put it in 4th and work backwards to get it back in 1st but it's getting worse.
It almost acts like the clutch is not fully disengaged, but if i let out on the clutch i can feel it start to engage.
can the pilot shaft bearing be hanging up and causing this??

 

[GDawg]

I'm no transmission expert but I did take a class on manuals and automatics.

Your problems could be a result of bent shift fork, worn synchros, worn detent balls, clutch adjustment, clutch not releasing all the way, clutch installed backwards (!), shift mechanism binding or wrong gear oil.

I have sort of the same problem but not as bad. My car will lock into reverse sometimes and I have to roll slightly and release the clutch to get it to release out of the gear. I think I have a bent shift fork...

 

[trinity_gt]

If you put the car on level ground with it in 1st gear and the clutch depressed do you get any sensation that the car is trying to crawl forward at all? If so, the clutch isn't releasing fully. How far off the floor do you have to move the pedal to get that feeling of take-up?

Your symptoms have all the hallmarks of a clutch not releasing. How much freeplay is there in the clutch pedal? Stock or aftermarket pedal quadrant? Original cable?

 

[bucstang1]

Once the car is in gear it doesn't crawl at all. I can feel the clutch start to grab when the pedal is a few inches up off of the floor. There is about an inch of play at the pedal. It has an aftermarket quadrant and cable ( not sure what brand) aluminum quadrant and a firewall adjuster. Not sure what clutch is in it either I looked in the hole by the clutch fork and saw an orange pressure plate maybe centerforce not sure. I have only had the car a few months all of this was done before I got it. I did drain the fluid and put in Royal Purple.

 

[Night Shifter]

what cable is in the car? same thing happened to me...replaced the cable and all went back to normal

 

[bucstang1]

Not sure what cable is in it. It was done before I bought it.

 

[Night Shifter]

where in florida you located?

 

[bucstang1]

In the middle of nowhere.
Citrus County.
50 miles south of Gainesville, 80 miles north of Tampa, 30 miles west of Ocala.

 

[Night Shifter]

damn...little bit far off from daytona then lol

 

[bucstang1]

Yeah Just a bit. I don't mean to go off of my own subject but ... How much work was involved in getting a t-56 in your car ??

 

[Night Shifter]

i got the full kit from D&D so it was very simple...i just unbolted my old stuff and bolted in the new...the hardest thing was wiring in the reverse lockout...i didnt really know how so i left in unwired fro about a week....big mistake...looked up and learned how to wire it in and was able to get it in reverse lol

if you find a t-56 from a cobra you'll just need the crossmember for the 56 and the shorter driveshaft and it will all slide in place...i think the cobra t-56 bellhousing even bolts directly to the GT block

oh and you'll need to get a clutch to match the input shaft splines

 

[bucstang1]

Not a bad idea THX.

 

[trinity_gt]

Once the car is in gear it doesn't crawl at all. I can feel the clutch start to grab when the pedal is a few inches up off of the floor.

Is this all true even after the 40 miles it takes for the symptoms (hard to get into gear) or did you just check it in the garage/driveway with it cold?

 

[bhuff30]

It shouldn't start to engage that close to the floor I think. It sounds to me like the release is out of adjustment, which is causing it to be difficult to get into gear.

I can feel the clutch start to grab when the pedal is a few inches up off of the floor...

 

[bucstang1]

Trinity- Yes it acts like the clutch is not fully disengaged, but when I finally get it into gear I watched the tach as I let out on the clutch. The RPM started to drop when the pedal was about 2-3 inches from the floor. I am confused

 

[bucstang1]

Does the t45 have a TOB retainer like the t5 ??