hello to all, i just installed a rebuilt t-5 in my 93 gt and the clutch pedal has no tension. when i push on it, it goes to the floor... what can i look for to fix this? do i have to take the trans out and start over? any advice would be great!

 

First question I have to ask is did you install a new clutch? If not and all you did was change the trans, then the only thing I can think of was the throwout bearing was knocked off in the installation some how and now laying helplessly on the bottom of your bell housing. If that is true then yes you must take the trans back out, put the throwout bearing back in the right position and install the trans again.

 

did you re-connect the cable?

 

thanks for the advice, i just took out the trans and did not touch the clutch. i was hoping i was not going to have to remove the trans again. the person i bought the car from welded the exhaust so i cant remove it to take out the trans.. i dont rememeber disconnecting a cable, i will look at that first... thanks

 

thanks for the help, it was the throw out bearing. how do i put it back on with out taking off the bell housing? i thought if i diconnected the clutch cable, move the arm i slide the throw out bearig behind the arm where it goes, then use a c clamp to squeeze the arm to put back on the cable.. will this work? thanks again!

 

Did the throwout bearing just come off the fork and still on the transmission or did it fall completely into the bottom of the bellhousing? If it just came off the fork and is still on the trans then yes you can, with alot of PITA work probably, put it back on the fork. You might as well just remove the bolts and slide the trans back, put it on right and slide thr trans back into the bell...

use a prybar on the fork to put the cable back on....not a c clamp

 

the bearing was sitting at the bottom of the bell housing.. i pulled the trans out and placed the bearing back onto the fork. and like i said i discoonected the cable to place the bearing on the fork... the bearing side rides against the clutch.. correct? there is alot of tesion on the fork... i will try a prybar to connect the cable...

 

Unload the self adjuster for the clutch. This will give you slack in the cable.

 

i dont how to do that... please explain, does the trans have to be in or out of the bell housing

 

hello to all... here is an update... i pulled the trans back out, installed the bearing on the fork... used my alligment tool.. i was then able to put the clutch cable back on... i went to install the trans and got stuck... the shaft is in the bearing but now it wont go all the way in.... is using a hammer ok? any other ideas to ge the shaft all the way in.. thanks again!!!