Most likely out. Transmission has to come out of the 60, again. Broken front shaft housing again and now truck will not move.
7/31-LSLC Cruisers and BBQ Meeting
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That sucks, Luis. What tranny are you running? 700r4? H55?
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What do you think is the root cause of that failure? I haven't heard of anyone having problems with H55's before. Any pics?
Not sure what the failure would be. Mark Algazzy said most possibly an alignment issue. he also said he'd never seen that happen (he found the same problem at Roundup last year). So, a year later it happens again. here's a picture of where it breaks. i will have more when the tranny is out...
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Damn. Have you done a cost analysis comparing a 700r4 and fixing/or buying a new H55? 700r4's are everywhere.
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Is there an adapter in between the bellhousing and the H55? How about a bad tranny mount?
If I tally what the conversion cost + all the fixes afterward i could be driving a new LC.
Thanks to Georg (Orange45) who has been hooking me up with the parts.
Yes, it has a Marks adapter between the Chevy motor & the H55. as for the mount, it has a "custom" mount that Randy had made. Now that you mention it, it may be pushing up too much on the tranny. Wish I knew what the alignment could be checked.
Damn... Luis, that sux - you can come to the meeting with out a cruiser and drink a few beers to drown your sorrows. 
Damn... Luis, that sux - you can come to the meeting with out a cruiser and drink a few beers to drown your sorrows.
Seen this happen when the alignment dowel pins between the trans and bell-housing are missing or pushed inward during the install... Dowels serve a purpose...
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Yeah, what Grant said. You should check to see if the dowel pins are present and also check the tranny mount.
Nice turnout tonight!
Grant,
from what remember when it broke last year, dowel pins were there. i did notice that when I bolted on the custom tranny x-member to both sides of the frame, it did seem to push up on the tranny more than, what I thought, nescessary. Another symptom that the truck has had since the conversion is that I've had to adjust the clutch about every 6 months or so; could this also be alignment related?
The only other thing would be: if the clutch fork and t/o brg are vibrating so bad that "bad vibes" are transferred to the retainer causing the breakage.. usually a "rattling" noise can be heard or observe a quiver in the fork when the motor is running... Here is a pic of a t/o brg I removed from one with the "quiver syndrome"...(should look smooth).. played hell with the front retainer and fingers on the pressure plate as well.... This is sometimes contributed to improper pressure plate finger height settings, the diaphragm fingers should be all uniform...
Sorry to hear that!!! You were talking about putting a 4l60 in there...
Grant,
the truck has had a rattle in the clutch since day 1 after the conversion. When I depress the clutch rattle goes away. The t/o I removed last year looked a little scored but nothing like what you have in pic. How is the pressure plate finger setting adjusted?
Thanks for the insight...
Does this mean you want to trade???
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I'll trade you my 700r4. Just fix the H55 first 
There are no adjustments, preset at the factory.. just have do a visual with it buttoned-up.. if the fingers are not equal there is something is defective, either the flywheel surface, disc or the p- plate itself... also the slave needs to positioned correctly so there is a straight push on the fork.. if its pushing at an angle? that's problematic with in it self... Who is Randy anyway?
