So here is my sad story...
Bought the car off EBay - Guy said it was fresh rebuild rock solid. Pick it up and drive it home.
We show up and the monster is about 1 inch too wide for the trailer we brought, So drive it home it is...175 miles.
Shifting was a little tight and 3rd was a scratcher. After about 2/3rds the way home shifting is starting to get really hard - petal to the floor not really going into gear. Make a pit stop - Cant get into reverse to save my life. Make it to my driveway and it completely craps out.
I cannot get into any gear. When I try so start it in 1st with the pedal to the floor its jumping...Clutch is not disengaging.
Needless to say...I'm super pissed and frustrated. Not really knowing the 409 and the 4 speed, I take it to a reputable tranny shop here in Sac.
They tell me the following: Throw out bearing broken, Clutch fork broken, Fly wheel run out, 3rd gear syncro issues and Hurst shifter not adjusted correctly.
They replace the clutch with a LUK 11 clutch, clean up the shifter issues and run out on the fly wheel. Take it for a test drive.
Clutch wont fully disengage - Similar problem to what Speed Racer had - I've been internet searching the problem.
They look at the Linkage and according to them - Garage job, looks like its kind of pieced/welded together??
A restore shop/builder they know looks at it and is recommending finding all 62 correct parts - which I agree with, since we have no clue whats in there now.
The tranny shop has gone through everything from the clutch back and they say it all looks good now with no issues.
I don't have any pictures as its still at the tranny shop. I imagine that everything he did was pieced together and not correct for the 62.
On the positive side - Guys were waving and given me thumbs up the whole way home and the ladies were honking and smiling.
The wife is pissed for a whole other set of issues about buying the car...
What seems to be the problem?
