shift into reverse?
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: virginia
dont think you'd get into reverse- but pretty sure you could grind it bad enough to destroy the tranny...bet you hit second, severely overspeeding the clutch disk(redlining third would be right around 100~105 mph, hitting second at that speed would probably put the clutch disk at 9~10,000 rpm...
take a look here at what can happen with a clutch explosion:
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/gar...5114-ouch.html
his was a clutch/pressure plate/flywheel, but still...even just a disk alone can tear up some stuff- up to and possibly blowing the whole assembly if parts start flying off balance at redline...luckily yours held together- if hitting second is what happened. only real worries would be redlining before adequate break-in, and the overspeeding of the tranny/pilot bearing that arent broke in yet either...different opinions on break in, but Ive always felt lots of rpm variation(not as important probably with roller cams, but still probably better for slinging oil everywhere), but not over 4000, and lots of short full throttle runs to get full cylinder pressure to help seat rings and such...mine had a couple hundred miles on it before redline, and about 1000 before hitting the dragstrip. I would highly recommend the royal purple synchromax oil in the tranny after breakin/before abusing too much- I burned my second synchro at the track powershifting, and it was really balky going into second even in daily driving, and was like hitting a stop if trying to get into second at over 4k...tried the royal purple, figured cant hurt it now, son of a gun if within a week second was almost back to good as new, and hitting at 5.5k no problem, and third is smooth as glass...highly recommend that oil, thinking it mighta prevented the damage to begin with had I had it in from the git-go. an aside- although barking third at the track feels great, best time I got by shifting at 4500-5k instead of 6...13.78 at 103 best to date, bone stock still
take a look here at what can happen with a clutch explosion:
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/gar...5114-ouch.html
his was a clutch/pressure plate/flywheel, but still...even just a disk alone can tear up some stuff- up to and possibly blowing the whole assembly if parts start flying off balance at redline...luckily yours held together- if hitting second is what happened. only real worries would be redlining before adequate break-in, and the overspeeding of the tranny/pilot bearing that arent broke in yet either...different opinions on break in, but Ive always felt lots of rpm variation(not as important probably with roller cams, but still probably better for slinging oil everywhere), but not over 4000, and lots of short full throttle runs to get full cylinder pressure to help seat rings and such...mine had a couple hundred miles on it before redline, and about 1000 before hitting the dragstrip. I would highly recommend the royal purple synchromax oil in the tranny after breakin/before abusing too much- I burned my second synchro at the track powershifting, and it was really balky going into second even in daily driving, and was like hitting a stop if trying to get into second at over 4k...tried the royal purple, figured cant hurt it now, son of a gun if within a week second was almost back to good as new, and hitting at 5.5k no problem, and third is smooth as glass...highly recommend that oil, thinking it mighta prevented the damage to begin with had I had it in from the git-go. an aside- although barking third at the track feels great, best time I got by shifting at 4500-5k instead of 6...13.78 at 103 best to date, bone stock still
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Joined: Jul 2005
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if you scroll down to the 4th page of the thread, theres even more chilling pics- sheared off the brakelines AND THE FREAKIN STEERING SHAFT! the guy was lucky he was only doing a burnout when he overrevved it, as it woulda been one outta control situation- hes also lucky it didnt take his feet off as it blew thru the car...was a very pretty 69 mach1 from the pics...
edit- link to the other pics:
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/gar...ml#post1184540
edit- link to the other pics:
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/gar...ml#post1184540
Last edited by ford4v429; Dec 7, 2008 at 08:18 PM.
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,552
From: Redding, CA
I'm screwing with you.There is a good tutorial somewhere on Youtube of Ranger teaching how to properly grip and shift a manual tranny. It's helped several people.
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 420
From: Florida
+1
Wait powershifting.....4-5 5-R...... mmmmm..... idk anything can be broken maybe...
Idk how u did R but eh **** happens how fast were u going when i was able to use up all my 4th i was at 140 or more lol (1am no traffic highway not that crazy)
If everything is fine then dont worry about it at all.
On a side note powershifting eats the TR-3650s... carefull with it =p
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