Clutch slipping :(

[ats at longcoeur.com (Patrick Bureau)]

Yeah I know that feeling, I have 5 trannies, 4 engines, and too many
heads...lol


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->-----Original Message-----
->From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org 
->[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Kervin Ridgley
->Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 8:38 AM
->Cc: 'list'
->Subject: Re: Clutch slipping :(
->
->I'll have to take a close look at it next week.  I just 
->changed to a different 4k.  You know you're in deep when you 
->have "extra" transmission just hanging around.  :^)
->
->----- Original Message -----
->From: "dswalterwi" <dswalterwi@earthlink.net>
->To: "'Kervin'" <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>; "'Patrick Bureau'"
-><ats@longcoeur.com>; "'David Utley'" 
-><mr.utility@highstream.net>; "'Brian Wagner'" 
-><brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net>
->Cc: "'list'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
->Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 9:10 PM
->Subject: RE: Clutch slipping :(
->
->
->> You could be experiencing the results of SMS (Self 
->Machining Syndrome)
->> which means your transmission is destroying itself.  IT had 
->two go that
->> way and the first I noticed was the transmission oil leaking onto my
->> clutch.  Pull the cover plate underneath/between and check 
->the tranny.
->>
->> Don
->>
->> -----Original Message-----
->> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
->> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Kervin
->> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:48 AM
->> To: Patrick Bureau; 'David Utley'; 'Brian Wagner'
->> Cc: 'list'
->> Subject: Re: Clutch slipping :(
->>
->> I didn't "fill it to the brim", that would be silly.  I was 
->having some
->> leakage from the flange seal that I replaced.  I thought I 
->heard some
->> extra
->> noises in the tranny last week and I wanted to be sure that 5th gear
->> wasn't
->> just spinning in the breeze.  I picked a bad sport (not 
->level) to check
->> the
->> level.  It took about half a quart.  Started slipping 2 
->days later.  I'm
->> 2
->> hours into my 9 minute clutch job.  The tiny seal around the rod is
->> failing.
->> The clutch disk pressure plate and flywheel are VERY oil at 
->the moment.
->> I'll fix those after lunch.
->>
->>
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