I'll start with this is my son's 73 FJ40 with a SBC in it that we rebuilt and put a new clutch in in May 09. It's been fine up until about 3 weeks ago.
It wouldn't go into 1st or reverse at a stop. We thought it was the slave and replaced it. Today I replaced the master and no improvement.
It's got a 350 running a Chevy bell housing with a Downer adapter to mate up the 3 speed. When we rebuilt it we used a Zoom clutch kit from Summit.....clutch, pressure plate, pilot bearing and throw out bearing. The master and slave are Toyota.
The slave and master seem to be giving enough movement, but I still get awful grinding when I try to put in gear.
Any idea where to start? I hope I can keep from pulling tranny...especially now that my son is off at college.
Here's a pic of the clutch arm....I have no idea if its original or not: (I have tried slave rod in both holes)
It wouldn't go into 1st or reverse at a stop. We thought it was the slave and replaced it. Today I replaced the master and no improvement.
It's got a 350 running a Chevy bell housing with a Downer adapter to mate up the 3 speed. When we rebuilt it we used a Zoom clutch kit from Summit.....clutch, pressure plate, pilot bearing and throw out bearing. The master and slave are Toyota.
The slave and master seem to be giving enough movement, but I still get awful grinding when I try to put in gear.
Any idea where to start? I hope I can keep from pulling tranny...especially now that my son is off at college.
Here's a pic of the clutch arm....I have no idea if its original or not: (I have tried slave rod in both holes)