Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) input shaft carnage

[Jff24Gordn]

Ok, i got it apart, and back together. And it works!



I broke the shaft at Scheids drag racing. this is what caused the clutch not to release completly. The shaft broke where the hub of the clutch was on it so it held it inplace. It had about this much of the back piece of the inout shaft in the clutch.

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Wel, those splines broke out last sunday, and thats why it stopped going anywhere. While the clutch was dragging on the flywheel from where it couldnt slide, it melted the brass out of the clutch pads. It also burnt out all of the grease in the pilot bearing, on the splines, and all of the grease out of the throwout bearing. It even made the clutch slave cylinder rod change colors. There were 10 hots spots in the flywheel and pressure plate from the springs in the plate. the Nose piece that the throwout bearing rode on was cracked and had the inside ground on. The inpout shaft on the transmission end has cracks spirling towards the transmission. All in all it was having issues.





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these are both pieces stacked so you can see what got chewed up.

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[Missouri Mule]

Looks like things got a little warm in there! Oo.

 

[jwilliams3]

Wayne,

What clutch is in your future?



--Justin

 

[esommer2500]

I think carnage was the appropriate term... :--)



That trophy sure looked good in the window, though. Oo.



Did you replace it or go with a different clutch altogether?

 

[Jff24Gordn]

well, its a one of a kind setup now.



got a disk from Peter SBC. its an organic disk, thats all I can say.

i didnt know how bad things were in there, so i didnt ask for a pressure plate

i took a angle grinder with a brush and cleaned off the pressure plate and reused it

works fine and holds. I gues those springs joe D puts in there can take a little heat.



I guess it was a good thing I had the modified sachs, because if it was an organic clutch, it would have caught on fire.



that tropht ended up costimg me $25 entry fee and $140 in parts.

 

[Jff24Gordn]

well, it passed my stress test today with flying colors.



my test:

1 30' goose neck

1 JD 4045T skid ster loader

4 tons of feed

40 miles with feed, then 40 miles w/o feed



didnt slip a bit, or make any weird noises. I guess I got it together right. I was at 45 psi on a hill to hold 65mph in 4th gear, and it was getting kind of warm (1400*F),