Upon returning from lunch, the condition of my car has not changed. It is a pleasant lunch and I am grateful for the invite. I have lunch with a small group of the Texas Jam folk. I return to the lobby.Īround noon, (I arrived shortly before ten-o-clock) Jennings invites me to lunch. Looking into the shop, from outside, I notice that my stang is up in the airĪnd my transmission is on the ground. After a couple of hours, I wander aroundīack (still minding the sign) to see how the progress is going. Many shops' insurance is voided if there is a non-employee in the work area, so I obey the sign. While I may not be thrilled about the sign, I respect it. There is a sign posted, requesting that I stay out of the shop area. They had a couch that I could lounge on and I spent a good amount of time chewing the fat with Bill Murillo. Having no wheels and not knowing anyone in the San Antonio area, I hang out in the lobby
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The install will take between four and six hours. I introduce myself and am directed to Andrew, whom will be working on my car. (San Antonio is roughly 80 miles south of Austin.) I take the day off from work and drive down to San Antonio, Texas. They replied back saying that my clutch was definitely bad. The details of my car are listed below, but the pertinent ones are: stock T-45, Stock clutch, Steeda Tri-Ax, GM Synchromesh, 2.73:1 rear gears. Now, I am flip-flopping between 14 and 15mpg. if I drive under 2500rpms, I still get 15mpg.) What makes this more confusing is that after I replaced my brakes, I went up to 18mpg for two weeks, then immediately dropped back down to 15mpg (I have had the brakes checked out and they are not binding). If I drive like a bat out of hell, I get 15mpg. It does not matter how I drive, I get 15mpg (i.e. often times when backing up slowly, I will get a shuddering, it is audible and tactile typically when first taking off, and when shifting into 2nd gear while cruising around a parking lot. at low speeds/rpms, I will get some clutch chatter. I did not know that at the time, but do now. It did not used to happen).Īuthor's Commentary: It is normal behavior to be able to shift from fifth to reverse when the vehicle is not in motion. This is also the most current oddity to popup (i.e. I can put it in 5th and drop it right down into reverse) These lockouts (and lack of lockout) are not consistent. Oddly, there are also times that I am not locked out of reverse (i.e. rolling forward a little does not seem to help. if I shift through some of the other gears, then I can usually get into first. sometimes (while parked) I will be locked out of first gear. This happens about 1-3x per month and I know I have the pedal fully depressed and I am shifting normally (gently) It grinds all the way into the gear. I will occasionally get a grind going into 2nd or 3rd. I am experiences a number of anomalies, but here are the ones that I feel are related.
Not knowing where to turn, and not trusting any of the shops in Austin that I knew about, I sent anĮmail to Texas Jam San Antonio (their main location). They had to shutdown for various reasons, that they My favorite shop, Texas Jam Racing in Austin, was no longer around. I was experiencing a number of symptoms that led me to believe that either my clutch or my transmission needed repair. Hopefully I can prevent some other netizens from duplicating it. This is an attempt to document my experience, so that
Shop here in Austin that diagnosed and fixed my clutch woes. Through the recommendations of some fellow Mustang owners, I found a Up to the point of becoming almost undrivable. Over the course of the month, the clutch behaved worse and worse, I also had an adjustableĬlutch quadrant and cable installed at the same time. Bad Clutch Job April 03, 2000Ībout a month ago, I had a new clutch installed at Texas Jam Racing in San Antonio, Texas.
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