A833 no shift
Wouldn't a dragging clutch cause all sorts of grinding noise when trying to shift ?
I currently am having an issue down shifting to 1st unless I am rolling.
I put a few hundred miles on the car after the 4 speed swap late last season and some of the issues were:
Could not put trans into gear with stationary car and engine running.
Clutch seemed too stiff for what it was.
VERY difficult to shift once underway.
Strange whirring noises with clutch depressed at a stop and got worse as it heated up. Could gave been throw out bearing or input shaft grinding against pilot bushing.
Sometimes at a long traffic light I resorted to turning engine off and restarting at green. Just like modern cars that do it to conserve fuel
Observations Now:
This was my first 833 rebuild and it seems to be fine which is a relief. Very quiet and solid. Could not really tell with all the problems before.
Still using Driven GL 4 lube. (Joe Gibbs Racing) This on the recommendation of Paul Cangialosi of 5speeds.com and author of the book "How to Rebuild and Modify High Performance Manual Transmissions". I'm not going to be driving it at low temps.
Extending the pedal geometry from 5-1/4" to 6" to improve clutch departure; looking at the pedal geometry may have limited effect. But Herb McCandless swears by it so it's staying
The Shifter could be better. The early 64-65 Hurst Competition Plus used a different mechanism than the later, more common ones. I tried a later improved Hurst Comp Plus but if interfered with the floor hump. This early correct shifter angles the tower forward to bettet fit the early A's. In 1966 Chrysler changed to the more common oval cutout floor hump and coffin style console. Cars like the 64-65 GTO's also had the same shifter design without the angle. Something to look at over the winter.
I made sure to lube the mechanical joints at reassembly.
