So I went to the track.... enuff said. The preburn was smooth and then at the tree i launched at 2k the car cought and i heard a pop.....engine runs fine no problems with that. I have a stage 3 Exedy Clutch i wouldnt think that would have went out in 3000 miles but could have. i didnt see any broken axels i dunno if it could be broke on the inside somewhere and the tranny i dunno ether i do know there was nasty ass fluid below the transaxle witch to me points to the tranny however i could put the car in and out of gear without pushing the clutch makeing me think its the clutch. any ideas on what it might be before chevy gets to look at it? i was proud of my grip tho on the STOCK tires gripped hard enuff the car jerked to the right and then POP but thats the only good point if an axel breaks dose fluid go everywehre?

 

are you able to drive it still ?

 

if it was red fluid bye bye clutch and transmission.. when an axle goes out you cant put it into gear without the clutch cause the clutch and transmission still work fine it's the CV that took a dump.. the transmission will shift like normal and even spin the broken CV but the car wont move. if it's an axle it would either keep all the grease in the boot or spray it on the control arm's.. but it's black grease and not really a fluid IMO it's way to thick and like a paste..

 

no it will no move period i put it in gear cause i figgure the axel would still turn if it was broke couldnt here anything turning. it looked like a brown color grease but it looked like it had green ish liquid in it but it was also at night and couldnt get a very close look but it was falling right on top of the dirve side engine cradle thing and alot was sprayed on the steering arm on the drivers side

it also kinda looked like the studs and came out some like the tranny and block had been split alittle it looked but like i said it is night and i cant see that well ill check it better when i go to chevy tommrow

 

dam that sucks bro.. luckily i never take my car to the track, i have a 2.2.. no need to.

just hope and pray chevy doesnt rape u bro...

 

oh there ganna tear me a new one i know they are....

 

you dont need to do a 'preburn' with stock tires.. your just hurting yourself with that... a very very quick spin to get rocks off.. even then i wouldnt so it... you probly ****'d your tranny or maybe you had some serious wheel hop launching at 2k... dont dump the clutch thats not how you get good 60s from this car.. could have ****'d the oil pan... i would crawl under there and take a look... and dont drive it if its at all possible.. also by some odd reason maybe your stock h/e or radiator popped? lol

 

update....there brown grese all under the drivers side just rear of the transaxel and on the side of the trans looks like it was squirting out where you split the case to put a new clutch in not right there but more tward the wheel theres the end cap looking part on the trans and grease is squirting out all form right there from what i can see... i didnt have any wheel hop the solid motor mounts eleminated that.

is it possable for the tranny and clutch to become sperated??

 

i would say u tore the boot and the oil is leaking out of it... if you have a limited slip... then u can probly kiss that good bye and you can probly count on another tranny issue as well... go to the dealer... dont tell them how you did it lol... i would take the mounts off also

umm no?.. unless you fucked up something badly lol... my sugestion would be take it to the dealer.. dont tell them what you were doing say you started to move for a light and heard a pop... take off the smm and clean the rubber from the wheelwells

 

yeah dude its a black/brown grease but it looks like its coming out of the tranny on the rear side but i couldnt see very well

 

Sounds to me like you just broke the CV axle and you should consider yourself lucky! This happened to me exactly how you described it on my first run ever at the track. Easy fix though. The grease you see everywhere is from the boot exploding! Have fun cleaning up that mess because that **** doesn't come off easy!

 

did your warrenty cover it??

 

Yes, but don't tell them you were at the track and make sure your car is free of rubber in the wheel wells, no chalk on the windows, etc. That was one of very few items they replaced for free before voiding my warranty.

 

ur tranny took a crap...its normal for these trannys to do it..the excedy clutch is to strong for the week trannys..mine went out 3 times because of the excedy,took it off and went to the track,17 runs on the stock clutch and tranny was still good

 

is it the ranny or the axels that rnt strong enuff...? ex if i get stage 2 axels will the tranny hold up?

 

i would say that axles are the weak point but you never know. the tranny may or may not hold. not to sound like a dick but if you drive it hard your gonna break things. its part of it. if you are worried about it look into that cryo freezing stuff. don't know to much about it but i hear it does wonders.

 

naa dude your not a dick for saying that i know if i drive it hard its ganan break but im just looking for replacement parts that will hold up better cause they will eventualy break to

 

bet it's a cv joint. they're a step up from soft plastic.

 

well thats what everyone was point to and what i think but i dont see how i can put it in and out of gear wihtout hitting the clutch pedal if its jsut an axel. but its at chevy today getting looked at i should know by the end of today hopefully and if i gatta buy axels then just get the dirve shops cause it be almost as cheep as buying threw chevy

 

explain how its a cvjoint or axle, if the guy can put the car into the gear with out use of clutch? i'm not saying its the clutch, now if u press the clutch does it feel the same? if so then u probably jacked up the gears in the tranny. syncros the whole shabang, u need a new tranny.

 

yeah thats what i didnt wanna here but is been i the back of my mind.. could it be in input shaft? and if i ahd to rhe tranny would it be worth keeping the case and putting in the 6 speed that they have out? in yall opinion?

ok update without tearing the engine down GM says its my clutch( exedy stage 3) after 3,000 miles so my dad said he will replace the clutch one last time. any ideas on a VERY good clutch for under 2k installed hopefuly duel friction


Update 2 this stage 3 i had was rated for 250-500 HP my balt is nto pushing 250 stock do you think exedy will warrenty the clutch from the factory??

 

bump....how does the clutch going out cause grease?

 

the axles dont have anything to do with the transmission wear and tear. the stage 2 cv joints will hold alot .. i got the mon my ride but i just blew my tranny .. again .. at the track. probably the rear seal but the trannies suck .. best advice is to take it to a transmission shop and have them modify your stock transmission.

 

u broke ur gear synchros..most likey 1st gear...broke a tooth off of 1st gear and it went flying and into the tranny housing and cracked the housing and thats when the fluid started coming out..good luck have dealer warranty it..mine never got warrantyed and i sue'd