Chatters in reverse
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Intermediate
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Chatters in reverse
I have a 89' with manual transmission. When I shift to reverse and back up a grade my Vette will chatter alot. In 1st gear my clutch ingages fine and does not slip. Any one have any ideas as it is quite enbarrassing the way it is .
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2008
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From: Greensburg PA
I've got a spec stage 1 clutch and extra mass flywheel. Chatters very slightly in 1st when i pullout, but it chatters like crazy when i back up, especially if it's up a grade. Interested as well.
Is your clutch/Flywheel stock?
Is your clutch/Flywheel stock?
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I just bought my 89 about 2 months ago with many miles on it. I don't know for sure if the clutch and flywheel are stock, but I believe they are. When I bought the car and test drove it, it never backed it up a grade.
If you ever have trouble shifting from 1st to 2nd gear there is a fix. GM engineered a gas saving technic that causes you to have to shift from 1st to 4th, which is suppose to save you gas. Look for a Cags skip-shift elliminator to fix that forced shifting problem.
Can anyone help with the chatter while using reverse?
Thanks
If you ever have trouble shifting from 1st to 2nd gear there is a fix. GM engineered a gas saving technic that causes you to have to shift from 1st to 4th, which is suppose to save you gas. Look for a Cags skip-shift elliminator to fix that forced shifting problem.
Can anyone help with the chatter while using reverse?
Thanks
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2007
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I just bought my 89 about 2 months ago with many miles on it. I don't know for sure if the clutch and flywheel are stock, but I believe they are. When I bought the car and test drove it, it never backed it up a grade.
If you ever have trouble shifting from 1st to 2nd gear there is a fix. GM engineered a gas saving technic that causes you to have to shift from 1st to 4th, which is suppose to save you gas. Look for a Cags skip-shift elliminator to fix that forced shifting problem.
Can anyone help with the chatter while using reverse?
Thanks
If you ever have trouble shifting from 1st to 2nd gear there is a fix. GM engineered a gas saving technic that causes you to have to shift from 1st to 4th, which is suppose to save you gas. Look for a Cags skip-shift elliminator to fix that forced shifting problem.
Can anyone help with the chatter while using reverse?
Thanks
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Westerly RI
Before you start buying parts, check the motor mounts, bellhousing and trans attachment bolts, and the bolts that attach the C-beam, both ends. Be sure the bolts are tight and the motor mounts are intact.
Also possible that the batwing (diff case) mounts are not secure.
Also possible that the batwing (diff case) mounts are not secure.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2011
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if your not abusing it centerforce has a good feel the problem i seen with them the dampin drivtrain shock wich is good in a driver but ive had to replace a few in some hi hp cars that did a lot of hard driving and every one the clutch looked good but the owner complaind about slippage during burn out or drag racing with slicks
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