C3 with tremec tko issue
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From: Wisconsin
C3 with tremec tko issue
I have a completely rebuilt 71 C3 with a Tremec T5 TKOmaybe only 100 miles on it) that has been sitting for a while. It doesn't want to go into gear when hot but is fine when cold.
Not sure if this is something that was happening before but my guess is it did. I am not the original owner of the build. Any ideas to try would be appreciated! I was thinking obvious like linkage, fluid level...etc. but not sure of any other things to try.
Thank you!
Not sure if this is something that was happening before but my guess is it did. I am not the original owner of the build. Any ideas to try would be appreciated! I was thinking obvious like linkage, fluid level...etc. but not sure of any other things to try.
Thank you!
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Try readjusting the clutch. The PO could have installed a passenger TO bearing rather than a Corvette TO bearing. The passenger bearing will do exactly what you are experiencing. Once you get it sorted out, you are going to love the Tremec. Good luck. Jerry
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Thanks! I have limited experience here. So from what I see the c3 corvette TO is a shorter 1 1/4” and the passenger vehicle TO is a longer 1 7/8”. So if it is the longer passenger one wouldn’t it be the opposite where it pulls the disc further from the flywheel?
