lots of questions

78KingCobra · #1 (**permalink**) 07-02-2006, 05:35 PM

my car has frame issues. its a 1978 mustang, so its a unibody, and has two subframes or something. i dont really know, but the guy who is going to fix it tuesday knows. basically, my car sits lower on the drivers side, not dues to suspension issues, but due to the frame and whatnot.

i know i shouldnt drive it, but i still do. well, today, i was out, and it was kind of wet, and man, i was gettin on it like an idiot.

so i start to notice heat coming out of the place where the tranny sits. at first its not too bad, but towards the end of the ride, my calf is HOT. i suspect its because one of two things, or probably both.

A. bad clutch installation. oh yeah, never ever go to all star auto, they suck.
or
B. slightly cocked drivetrain, causing gears or something to grind wrong, maybe the driveshaft or something, i dont know, but something grinding. if it matters, its a standard T-5 tranny as far as i know.

also, after a long hard day of banging gears, it starts to get really hard to put it into gear. my dad said its probably my clutch cable needs tightening or something, once again, im clueless. we both relate this to all star. if it matters also, its a hurst shifter. my dad says it also could be something in the shifter needs replaced, i forgot exactly what he said, something about bushings.

ALSO, after today, i was in 5th coming home, cruising at 45, so prlly around 2k in the rpms, and i noticed a ever so small whining noise if i wasnt on the gas. it probably is there all the time, but the conditions were right for me to hear it.

on the highway, my shifter makes a small noise too. i think im paranoid on this one though. hell, i may be paranoid on all the other problems discussed.

and on this one too, it happens on another vehicle in our driveway as well, but when you turn, you can feel a grinding and hear it slightly.

okay, there is my long winded paranoia endused questioning spree, hopefully i can get some answers. thanks for reading this far.

78KingCobra · #2 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 09:06 PM

nobody? well it dont matter...my car got reinforced, its alot nicer of a ride now, but i cant ride it anymore....my shifter broke...its stuck in second, and if you try to shift it out, clutch in or out, the shifter just rattles around to the left. it sucks.

Bishopjay · #3 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 09:33 PM

I worked on a car a few months ago with this same experiance.
It turned out that the hes frame had a fraction putting a hell of alot of pressure on the tranny and fucking up the driveshaft. His as must of been hot because steam came directly up and up is where the driver-seat is. Look don't drive it for your own safety. This guy only brought it in because his seat set afire from hot ass oil.

78KingCobra · #4 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 11:47 PM

yeah thatswhat i suspected. i got massive amounts of heat coming from where the tranny sits though....what to do though?

White Phoenix · #5 (**permalink**) 07-12-2006, 10:27 AM

That area is the tranny hump. A bad instalation of the clutch will not cause the heat, although when they put the tranny back in could be an issue. If the tranny was not bolted up right or the such you would have problems, but most likely you wouldnt make it 5 miles before something either was completely stripped or blew up haha.

If it was due to the tranny grinding you would FEEL that. Its something you cant miss. The whinning could be from the tranny (i dont know how your gears are set up) but you may want to check that it isnt the rear end whinning.

What was the engine temp while this was happening? Check under the car to make sure the shop didnt rip off a heat shield? Is the tranny making contact with the body? Does the tranny have enough of the proper fluid? Might want to change it to be safe.

The tranny will heat up under hard use, it is normal, but it does sound like there may be a problem