Ok so I'm thinking about buying a 91 or 92 camaro z28 with a 350 and t5 5 speed however suposible it doesn't go in to any gear thats all the guy told me he thinks it's a cluch but idk wht could it be and what should I check for also is there any rpo codes I can look for to see if it's from factory or put in ?

 

A T5 will not last behind even a punny 305 if the person driving can't drive a stick. While guys with built 400s who can drive have no problem.

Im betting the guy is a knuckle head and thrashed the trans.

 

Ok your 100% right he said he was messing around with it and that's wht happened I just don't wanna pull the tranny if I get it and find out I didn't need to and do u know and signs to tell if the car came with a 5 speed from the factory?

 

There were no 350 stick cars from the factory, yet you can find folks who got one from a dealer still. [but was not wide spread]

official stance was the 350 could not pass downshift EPA rules and was not used in mass production. [strength of trans was not it, why Ford still used it. GM don't often sell what isn't 50 state legal.]

Get a WC T5 trans, or even better a Gforce case and upgraded guts.

quick search will bring up all sort of stuff on the Gforce parts here.

 

ok i need help i put a new cluch and had my t5 rebilt and now it wont go in gear far as the throw out bearing cas the trans is fine any ideas on how to fix it cas that part im lost thanks

 

Andrew:

Go back and check your work.



That's the cause of your problem about 95% of the time. The other 5%, it's something else that was assembled wrong, so even if it's not this, in checking for it, you'll probably find it.

What part of Cincinnati you in?

 

i live down by miamitown and cleves

 

i bought my firebird with the same problem its a 350 with t5 and would not go into gear.


I had the mechanic run through everything and there were 3 problems:

-Hydraulic system not holding pressure in slave cylinder.
-Clutch fork installed incorrectly as posted above by sofakingdom.
-Also not enough shims against the flywheel after the previous owner had resurfaced the flywheel

cost about 500 in parts and labor to put right but i have a brand new hydraulic system and brand new clutch.

 

Gotcha. Kind of on the west side. Well, not "kind of", just about as far west as you can go. Oh well, I'm more familiar with the east side.

I have to admit, I'm not real experienced with clutches, I've only done maybe 50 or 60 of em over the last 35-40 years or so; but I have NEVER in all my days had to install a shim to fix this problem, or even ever come across a car that had one. So while that may well be true, I'd save it as a last resort, after all else was found to be PERFECT and there are still issues.

Likewise, I've NEVER put a new clutch in where there was a formerly working hyd system, and found that there was suddenly a problem with the hyd system. If it worked before, it'll work again. Again, not saying that it can't be; just, it's not bloody likely that it was working PERFECT with the old clutch and just up and failed out of the clear blue at the same instant that you put in a new clutch. Eh??

See my signature for a helpful mental discipline that applies to troubleshooting.