is this bad for the tranny???
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is this bad for the tranny???
i just got my clutch/flywheel put in..... the shop forgot to put the transmission fluid stick in. i drove 30 miles with out the hole pluged up... i was hearing a slight ginding noise. i think its because air was sucked in through that hole. am i just freaking out???
it was the yellow stick that measures the fluid.....
also i just noticed that they forgot to put the heat shield that is around the starter. its right below my BOV..... is this a big deal...... man i will not take it to a redneck shop again.....
what should i do? just ***** to them or get them to check out the tranny for damage....
it was the yellow stick that measures the fluid.....
also i just noticed that they forgot to put the heat shield that is around the starter. its right below my BOV..... is this a big deal...... man i will not take it to a redneck shop again.....
what should i do? just ***** to them or get them to check out the tranny for damage....
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you are not going to believe this!!!
ok so i went to the transmission shop and i found the owner. he gave the the tranny fluid checker and left because he was in a hurry. i checked my tranny fluid. Guess what!! the oil barely touched my stick. After filling the transmission up with 2 and a half quarts(i had witnesses from the autoshop) my tranny fluid is still low but not low empty low. they had forgot to fill the transmission up back with fluid..... and that is why the dip stick was missing, i think, they took it out to fill but never did.......
he is a nice old man, but his helpers are trashy......
my car was and still is violently shaky and cuts off.... it not as bad but before the fluid refill my car would not engage in first or reverse unless i dumped the clutch at 3000 rms...... my gears made all kinds of noises......
ok so i went to the transmission shop and i found the owner. he gave the the tranny fluid checker and left because he was in a hurry. i checked my tranny fluid. Guess what!! the oil barely touched my stick. After filling the transmission up with 2 and a half quarts(i had witnesses from the autoshop) my tranny fluid is still low but not low empty low. they had forgot to fill the transmission up back with fluid..... and that is why the dip stick was missing, i think, they took it out to fill but never did.......
he is a nice old man, but his helpers are trashy......
my car was and still is violently shaky and cuts off.... it not as bad but before the fluid refill my car would not engage in first or reverse unless i dumped the clutch at 3000 rms...... my gears made all kinds of noises......
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after filling 2 and half quarts of fluid the tranny feels better by i have to rev it high to get smooth start..... also i noticed that the dip stick was full way full! could the hole left by the missing dipstick create a vaccumm and got air in the tranny and make the tranny look like its low on fluid. i filled it but not its alot more..... the tranny guy said he did not lose any fluids when he installed the clutch....but he did admit to forgeting about the dip stick......
i am gona take it for a 1000 mile rode trip to see if any problems from the tranny arise
i am gona take it for a 1000 mile rode trip to see if any problems from the tranny arise
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It could be lots of things. But hopefully its nothing. Take it to another mechanic (one you can trust) or the dealer, and have them check it out. You would hate if something major happened that you could have stopped if you just had it looked at. Also, go buy some ammo and kill those workers! = )
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A clutch change does not effect fluids.
Sounds like the pressure plate may not be torqued evenly or the friction material is incompatible with the deposition that was left on the flywheel (assuming they didn't resurface the flywheel).
Gary
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Sounds like the pressure plate may not be torqued evenly or the friction material is incompatible with the deposition that was left on the flywheel (assuming they didn't resurface the flywheel).
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.teamSMR.com
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