No sooner have i repaired the brakes on my GT-Four the clutch pressure plate springs have failed. Now i cant shift without matching gears lol. It never rains, it only ever pours in my drive lol. Best get finding parts to rebuild the new-model gearbox ive bought (do toyota sell synchros on their own?) and get a new clutch to drop in.
I am pretty sure that you can get synchros and gears individually, at least in the U.S.
Have fun!
First good news ive heard in a while. Though i cant wait to ask for a price :-)
I have not priced synchros is a loooong time, but I recall that they were actually priced pretty reasonably and that the majority of the cost of replacing them was labor. If you're willing to do the work yourself, then the price for parts will probably be reasonable.
Good luck!
Curiously the clutch has started working properly again, after a clunk and a lurch. I'm thinking this could mean the friction material is breaking down and a chunk was jammed in the gap. The clunk was it being spat out maybe. Definitely time to get seeing to it!
As much of a pain it is to change the clutch, it is still easier than replacing cones and synchros!
If you have not topped off the clutch fluid level, the level in the clutch master cylinder will gradually drop as the clutch wears, much the same as what happens with brake linings.
Never worked on a GT4 have you? :-) Its possible to do a clutch with the engine in the car, but to give you an idea of how hard it is - its widely recommended that its faster to completely disconnect the wiring harness, coolant, air con and completely remove the engine and box to do it instead of doing it in situ lol. Fitting a transverse engine and a 4wd transmission setup into the front end of a celica was a miracle of design lol.
Aye, checked that and bled it just in case. Fairly sure its either the friction material falling apart (would explain it clunking and lurching then getting better) or its someting more sinister. Either way i have the spare gearbox and for now the car is drivable again so i can work on borrowed time!
What I meant was, that removing the the transmission (gearbox) and replacing the clutch is easier than removing the transmission, rebuilding the transmission, and then putting it back together. Kind of like saying that having one tooth pulled is less painful than having 2 teeth pulled ;-)
No fair! Not many people keep spare gearboxes for their car!
lol, when youre car is as rare and as frequently dead as mine you collect all the spare parts you can when you see them lol. I know people in the owners club with 2-3 spare engines and boxes in their garage lol.
replacing cones and synchros!
master cylinder will gradually drop as the clutch
With a little practice shifting without using the clutch or damaging anything is not tuff to do. Excluding from a dead stop of course because that's a bit tougher.
is not tuff to do.
Yeah, i can do it fairly well, the odd crunch hear and there, but it takes too long to match the revs and i drive enthusiastically so i get frustrated having to match revs lol. I'm thinking im going to end up with a lightened fly and a stock clutch - the stock clutch looks good to well over 300lbft and lasts forever. Mr T does things properly.
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