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Hello everyone. I've got a 95 Caprice wagon with a t56 from a 94 Camaro in it. I put a good 20k miles on it with totally stock 94 Camaro bits and pieces other than a Fidanza AL flywheel. Quite nice rowing gears in the big wagon rev matching downshifts into on and off ramps. Recently the trans went so I got a rebuilt one and swapped it out. I changed the clutch and pilot bearing while I was at it. Getting everything back together I started it up and fortunately I don't have a clutch safety switch so the clutch pedal wasn't depressed. When I did press it down I got an awful banging noise which took me a moment to realize the clutch fork was hitting the pressure plate. Took the trans out compared new parts to old found absolutely nothing different between the parts I took out and the ones I'm putting in. I've surfed around checking out various blogs and find notes about people with the same problem but no solution. I managed to rig up a block to my pedal box to limit the pedal travel so I don't crash the pressure plate and can get around for a little while. I notice there is zero free play at the top of the clutch pedal travel. As soon as I'm pressing the pedal it is disengaging. I really question the master slave set up. I just unbolted the slave cylinder and bolted it back in pushing the slave rod back in. I found a thread saying this should be done with the reservoir cap off which I didn't do. Also suggestions that the master and slave should be replaced at every clutch change with a prebled GM assembly which is what I installed the first time. That had a little plastic strap positioning the slave cylinder rod. Is there a "home" position for the slave cylinder rod so the clutch isn't being disengaged in the first few degrees of pedal travel? Looking for thoughts here.
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It almost sounds like you did not have the clutch fork all the way seated onto the throw out bearing...which would cause it to "bounce" around..I would pull the slave cylinder back off and make sure that it is seated all the way on the throw out bearing..you should hear and feel 2 clicks when it finally seats onto the TOB..then reinstall the slave and try depressing the clutch pedal without starting the car.I will be coing out your way on Thursday,if you cant get it figured out by then.I would be more than willing to stop by and give you a hand. -
Hello thanks for the idea. Wednesday is my evening off so I'm planning to poke around assuming it isn't raining. The problem with a garage full of project cars is the daily driver gets worked on in the driveway. Thursday might find some time but doubtfull since that is dedicated father time for me. I thought I saw you were selling a clutch fork for a T56 some time ago. Do you still have that? And for what year?Comment
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I did have one,but it sold awhile agoComment
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