<VV> Transmission Issues

[Daniel Monasterio]

  It reminds me when, back on 1991, my 67 cpe. got the clutch disk linings disintegrated while passing another car. Similar symptoms: no movement on any gear. In my case there was no oil leaking/smelling. On the 80s it got a broken clutch shaft. Again no movement nor oil issues.

  If your car had a bad clutch shaft seal, oil could passed to the clutch disk and eventually caused clutch slippery, ending on disk failure.

 

  Anyways, I think powertrain removal is a must.

 

Daniel Monasterio
 
> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 17:58:38 -0400
> From: corvair at serenska.com
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Transmission Issues
> 
> VVers:
> 
> I had an unfortunate experience today.
> 
> I have been enjoying the salt-free streets and driving my my '66 Corsa 
> Coupe (140, 4sp) on a 120-mile round trip to a new client. I have made 
> this trip every day this week. This morning, I was about 20 miles into 
> the trip when the car seemed to completely lose power. I hadn't been 
> paying much attention, so my eyes went to the tach (normal), then the 
> temperature gauge (normal), made a quick check to see there were no 
> idiot lights (none), and then back to the road. I convinced myself that 
> because I was wearing leather-soled work shoes that my foot had slipped 
> off the accelerator and the car simply slowed momentarily. I was 
> vigilant for the rest of the trip and made it to my destination with 
> nothing unusual happening.
> 
> On the ride home, after about 40-45 miles of highway speeds, I started 
> to smell a new smell that I couldn't put my finger on. I was only about 
> 10 miles from home, so I decided to keep going. All at once, going up a 
> hill, the transmission disengaged. Before I took my foot off the 
> accelerator, the engine was turning freely at 3,000 rpm, but it was as 
> though the car was in neutral. I down shifted from 4th to 3rd, but got 
> nothing. I coasted over to the side of the road and tried to start out 
> again in first gear. I got nothing but a grinding noise, so I turned it 
> off and called for a tow. There were no signs of anything in the engine 
> compartment, other than a strong smell of what was becoming clear to me 
> was gear oil.
> 
> When the car was up on the flatbed, I was able to look underneath and 
> see that there was fluid leaking quite heavily from the transmission area.
> 
> I'm still at work, so I haven't done anything. Other than when I tried 
> to shift into first after coming to a stop, there weren't any grinding 
> or other unusual noises. I'd like to think I haven't done any permanent 
> damage, but then again, I have a completely disconnected drivetrain. 
> Can anyone give me some ideas of where to start looking (and fearing)?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Steven J. Serenska
> 
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