I took my car, 01 Z, in to get the trans checked out because it was making weird noises. The tech said at the least I probably wore out the input bearing because of my "high performance" clutch. I only have a stage 2 SPEC clutch. Its advertised as slightly more agressive then stock with longer life.

Is this a load of crap or does it have some weight?

PSN ID: Phatchance249

Total BS.



Gilles
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Thanks

He is taking the trans off tomorrow so we can properly diagnose the problem, cause there is definitely something going on.

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Let us know what he finds out.



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i think now i have heard everything at the worst a bangy or aggressive clutch causes more damage or wear to crankshaft thrust surface and bearing

I don't know if its my spider gears b/c I have a getrag, and not as many people have problems with them in my trans. It could be though, I did a few burn outs before I learned how bad that is for our cars.

Should I have to tell the tech to look at the TOB or is it something they should look at in a general transmission check? He did hear the noise himself so I am guessing if he thought it was that he would check it.


I just talked to the guy, the trans is off the car and they will be tearing into it after lunch. I will post what he tells me this evening.

PSN ID: Phatchance249

Ok so I have some bad news. The mechanic said the shift forks are bad, syncros, input bearing, clutch is glazed, and more. Basically my trans is a pile of @!#$. The mechanic said "the clutch (spec stage 2) is probably the main reason why the trany died so fast."

I bought the car with 47,xxx miles from a Chevy dealer that took it in as a trade. About a year ago, about 52,000 miles, I had the clutch and the fly wheel replaced with a SPEC stage 2 and SPEC light weight flywheel. The trans started making weird wobbling noise last fall, but the really bad stuff didn't start until November or December. It now has almost exactly 60,000 miles on it.

He said right now its looking at about $2000, and he wants to put in a Luke clutch. Anyone ever heard of them? He says they are good clutches and a well known company in transmission circles. I made it clear I wanted a performance oriented clutch and his response was he warranties this Luke clutch for 3 years or 36,000 miles.

I was also thinking it may be cheaper to just buy a new trany. Will a Grand Am trany have the right mounting points and such? I found one in my area for $450 with 62K on it.


I am not doubting the trany needs this much work, I just refuse to believe this crap he is throwing me about the "instant" grab on the clutch causing very pre-mature trans failure. I even discussed the many higher levels of clutch offered for our cars and how this one is sold as slightly better then stock. Please any input on any of this is welcomed.

PSN ID: Phatchance249

Luc clutches are ok, they are stock replacements, not performance clutches. I had one for 4 years... it was fine but it was no performance clutch.

Your clutch did not bend your shift forks, blow your synchro's or ruin your input shaft bearing. Ask him for an explanation as to how your clutch affected your synchro's and your shift forks... I'd love to hear what he has to say. (It should be an entertaining mountain of bulls#it)

Have you seen the clutch / flywheel since he took the transmission off?

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