rs2000escort Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 hey , i was putting the clutch and pressure plate back on my girls 1600 crossflow on the weekend it has a lightened flywheel and a new standard clutch and pressure plate that have previouly fitted and diving on for around 200k's so not long before the motor and box where taken out for the engine to be rebuilt, when i went to put the clutch and p/plate on i noticed the p/plate was around 5mm off the flywheel but put the bolts in and it pulled it in, then i put the gear box on that ws not touch, when i had it all together the realease fork that stick out the side of the box for the clutch cable it supper hard and want go either way forward or backwards, then i fitted the starter etc etc and hooked up a battery to start - gear box in neutrel but it would turn over as if the clutch was ingaged have previous had motor running with box on but not clutch etc etc so i span the crank and the shaft span at the back of the box. anyone have any ideas on what i should check when i pull the box back off ?? Cheers for your help David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vai-Man Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Did u put the clutch cable back on? And the forks are pretty hard to move by hand. What does the pedal feel like? my Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 dont be offended,but was the clutch plate around the right way? seen it done before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 so whats the problem? sounds ok from what i can make out, or do you mean in nutral it turns the driveshaft when tryn to start? if so are you sure its not in gear? plus the drive shaft will spin in neutral if there is no resistance on it, ie jacked up. doesnt sound clutch related to me from your description. . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esky 73 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 sounds like the drive plate in back to front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 dont be offended,but was the clutch plate around the right way?seen it done before My first thought too....Except for: then i put the gear box on that ws not touch, when i had it all together the realease fork that stick out the side of the box for the clutch cable it supper hard and want go either way forward or backwards, which I really don't understand but if it is written out again may suggest that the input shaft or input shaft housing is fouling the driven plate. It happens with some Ford transmissionsRS2000 - can you explain the bit in bold text again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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