Transmissions and Drivetrain Need help with your trans? Problems with your axle?

missed third gear racing

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 12-13-2011, 05:17 PM
  #1  
Senior Member

Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
 
85Z28NOS's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 527
Received 27 Likes on 25 Posts
Car: 85 Camaro & 84 Fiero
Engine: 350 HSR
Transmission: LT1/T56
Axle/Gears: 8.8w/4.10
missed third gear racing

here is the aftermath! transmission is ok, but busted the pressure plate and three of the bolts to it. scraped up the inside of my belhousing a little also but didnt do any damage to it. guess I was kinda lucky that this is all that did happen.
Attached Thumbnails missed third gear racing-003.jpg   missed third gear racing-005.jpg  
Old 12-13-2011, 06:06 PM
  #2  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (8)
 
TTOP350's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Il
Posts: 11,723
Received 773 Likes on 520 Posts
Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: missed third gear racing

Damn fine work! Please get a blowproof bellhousing!!!
Old 12-13-2011, 06:37 PM
  #3  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (2)
 
sailtexas186548's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Kemah, Tx
Posts: 2,604
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
Car: 1991 z28
Engine: Turbo 310
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: D44
Re: missed third gear racing

how did missing third break your PP?
Old 12-13-2011, 08:38 PM
  #4  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (4)
 
InfernalVortex's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Macon, GA
Posts: 6,485
Received 20 Likes on 17 Posts
Car: 1992 Camaro RS
Engine: Vortec headed 355, xe262
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 9-bolt 3.70
Re: missed third gear racing

Yeah I don't quite understand either. I thought the issue with missing gears was overreving the engine and having internals let go.
Old 12-16-2011, 02:22 AM
  #5  
Senior Member

Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
 
85Z28NOS's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 527
Received 27 Likes on 25 Posts
Car: 85 Camaro & 84 Fiero
Engine: 350 HSR
Transmission: LT1/T56
Axle/Gears: 8.8w/4.10
Re: missed third gear racing

not for sure because its not like i stuck it into the wrong gear, i just didnt get it into gear before i dropped the clutch. I have heard about the pressure plate over extending but have never had anything like this happen before. I got it back together and drove it to work today and im pretty sure it damaged my clutch fork also because now i lost a third of my pedal travel. have to drive it for another week or so while my mother in law has my other car

also the clutch plate looks perfect, not a mark on it. replaced it all to be safe
Old 12-29-2011, 04:05 PM
  #6  
Member

iTrader: (3)
 
net_coma's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Ft. Worth
Posts: 472
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: missed third gear racing

I missed third in my Chevelle at high RPMs. I was also lucky. Fly wheel and clutch stayed together but I split the case on the Muncie. Could not get it home until the next day and over night the wheels and tires were taken. It sure was hard to replace all of that on an
E-3 paycheck.

This was back in the day as a rebuilt transmission was $125 and my broken one.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
hectre13
Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
2
12-11-2023 08:14 AM
beastin91rs
Tech / General Engine
18
10-09-2015 07:38 AM
crazynights
Transmissions and Drivetrain
10
08-21-2015 06:53 AM
Dialed_In
Firebirds for Sale
2
08-20-2015 01:45 PM
86White_T/A305
LTX and LSX
0
08-17-2015 12:16 AM



Quick Reply: missed third gear racing



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:41 AM.