Lol transmission exploded...

[NotOrange...]

I had a fun drive...

I was going about 90 Mph coasting in neutral when all of a sudden the rear tires lock up... as fun as that was it left a good trail of rubber behind. So I go to put the car in gear... stalls out, put it in neutral and let the clutch out, also stalls out...
Call a tow to get car to my job...
Take trans out at work and ship it to where it got rebuilt a fwe years ago. They call back with awesome news...

- Tailhousing cracked, which is what made the nice trail behind me...
- Bellhousing cracked
- Case cracked
- All gears and everything damaged from 2 bearings letting loose and throwing bearings all thruout the trans until they got lodged inbetween gears and locked up.

Lol... All I could do was laugh...

Now I'm getting a new T56 kit

I guess even the crappiest stories have a happy ending

That is my story, just be happy it wasn't you... lol.

:beer::beer:

 

[vita]

ouch, just curious.. why did it happen?

 

[Hurrycanestang]

I had a fun drive...

I was going about 90 Mph coasting in neutral when all of a sudden the rear tires lock up... as fun as that was it left a good trail of rubber behind. So I go to put the car in gear... stalls out, put it in neutral and let the clutch out, also stalls out...
Call a tow to get car to my job...
Take trans out at work and ship it to where it got rebuilt a fwe years ago. They call back with awesome news...

- Tailhousing cracked, which is what made the nice trail behind me...
- Bellhousing cracked
- Case cracked
- All gears and everything damaged from 2 bearings letting loose and throwing bearings all thruout the trans until they got lodged inbetween gears and locked up.

Lol... All I could do was laugh...

Now I'm getting a new T56 kit

I guess even the crappiest stories have a happy ending

That is my story, just be happy it wasn't you... lol.

:beer::beer:

^that

 

[NotOrange...]

Vita: I believe this all came about from the tailhousing cracking, this made it lose all fluid very quick. which caused the bearings to run dry. The locking of everything I'm assuming caused the bellhousing to crack as it twisted and tried to stretch and bend... As far as why the tailhousing cracked? I have no idea... driving it like I'm paul walker I guess...

 

[VirtualSVT]

driving it like I'm paul walker I guess...

:nonono:

Bleh I went through like 5-6 T45's in my Cobra in the last 2 years I owned it.

 

[Un4GivN]

I have no idea... driving it like I'm paul walker I guess...

Should have double clutched.

 

[NotOrange...]

I was too worried about the floorboards falling out and sparking all over me.

 

[NotOrange...]

well T56 kit ordered from mps and on the way... along with driveshaft proper flange and trans mount. Yay!!!

anyone know if the clutch fork and pivot ball are the same?

 

[GreySVTSnake01]

Should have double clutched.

Haha. Lucky he didn't blow the welds on his intake manifold. I've meet more than one person that thought double clutching was simply pressing the clutch down twice in between shifts. Most of them drove Hondas.

 

[01yellercobra]

well T56 kit ordered from mps and on the way... along with driveshaft proper flange and trans mount. Yay!!!

anyone know if the clutch fork and pivot ball are the same?

I know the clutch fork is. I pulled the one out of my 3650 and put it in the T56 I'm running. Not sure about the pivot ball though.

 

[NotOrange...]

thanks, slo984now. Exactly what I needed to know...

I may have to pick up the garbage I left at the trans shop... maybe there is one salvageable part in the disaster that was a "transmission"