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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/1/2008 3:54:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		Glad to hear everything worked out great for you. I would like to see 3rd hit sooner myself, so when I get some extra money to fix any mess ups I do I'm going to give it a shot

I might try from the sides when I do mine, have to make sure I take pictures myself.

Do you know how much wieght you added? The slugs you made, did they just fit, or did you have to work them?

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/1/2008 4:29:43 PM   
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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/1/2008 4:44:27 PM   
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When ever I get around to it, I think I'm going to try and get the weight of the slug to post here.

If you could, come back after gallon has ran through your mod so we know how it's holding up.

I can't wait to try, but bell buddy first.

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/1/2008 4:51:33 PM   
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and take a pic to see how its doing but for now its the perfect solution for me

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/1/2008 5:44:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think putting weight on BOTH sides of the Center adjustment screw would perfect your mod, that way the centrifigual force is equal on both sides

I will do this too sometime soon, if the fancy strikes me...lol

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/1/2008 9:12:17 PM   
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I think putting weight on BOTH sides of the Center adjustment screw would perfect your mod, that way the centrifigual force is equal on both sides

I will do this too sometime soon, if the fancy strikes me...lol


I`ll do that to even things up and i will put teflon on to strengthen things up

doesn`t really need it, but when ive time on my hands i may aswell

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/1/2008 9:36:06 PM   
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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/1/2008 11:43:04 PM   
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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/4/2008 9:49:57 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: The Real Dogman

I think putting weight on BOTH sides of the Center adjustment screw would perfect your mod, that way the centrifigual force is equal on both sides

I will do this too sometime soon, if the fancy strikes me...lol


I`ll do that to even things up and i will put teflon on to strengthen things up

doesn`t really need it, but when ive time on my hands i may aswell


DISASTER after 3 tanks of fuel the clutch would just start slipping like mad in third

so after a call to the hobby shop for a new set of clutch shoes i set to it again

I bored 2x 5mm holes on the side of each clutch shoe,

i sanded one side of each shoe and stuck a piece of 1mm teflon to them making sure it was the side that faces out of the clutch bell

I then took a hardened steel 4mm hex wrench (for a bit more weight) and cut off 4x 8mm lengths from it

epoxied them in the 4 holes and trimmed off the extra epoxy with a hobby knife

built it all back togeather and set the adjustment on the clutch to 7.5 turns out

when i took the truck for its first run out it shifted excellent

I ran 3 tanks of fuel through it and the truck shifted consistantly and effort less each time,
i can not be happier with how my truck now runs, its great

I will post a video tomorrow



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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/5/2008 3:54:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		The epoxy contaminated the 3rd gear Clutch. Did you clean and sand the inside of the 3rd gear clutchbell before you reassembled it??

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/5/2008 11:24:27 AM   
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Status: online 		On seeing the new clutch against the old one i noticed that the center of the old clutch had grooves in it

this was due to the adjustment holes on the clutch bell having a burr which ate the center out of the shoes

i took my dremmel with a sanding wheel and removed the burrs

the drilling in from the top wasn`t the greatest idea i know

but i think ive got it just perfect now i can be in third gear in as little as 30ft i could lengthen this with adjustment

and the truck still pulls brilliant with longer run times due to less revs

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/6/2008 6:37:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		sparky when you did your second clutch mod did you drill holes all the way through the clutches?

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/6/2008 5:34:53 PM   
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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/7/2008 5:58:38 PM   
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Will JB Weld hold up as good as epoxy? It did hold a alternator mount on for 2 weeks untill my friend's brother sold his truck. But that was metal to metal, I'm not sure what these trucks use as a clutch shoe. Maybe I'll try anyway, not sure.

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/7/2008 6:04:44 PM   
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Status: online 		I think jb weld will work just fine,

also dont be afraid to cut up a 4mm hex wrench as i did for the weights

the stainless bolts i used previous were just a little light for the job

hope you have as much sucess as i`ve had with mine

im sure you`ll be really pleased once you`ve done the mod

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/7/2008 9:40:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		sparky 25, How did you hold the clutch shoe down when you drilled it? I'm about to drill but wanted to know what you used before I start. I was thinking just a plastic clamp that uses a spring being held by my vice.

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RE: GST 3rd gear clutch mod - 5/7/2008 10:43:22 PM   
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