Need opinions & advice on tranny issues

[cuda_1973]

Hey guys,

First wanted to say thank you in advance!! 

So, I took my car in to a local shop to have some front suspension work done and the day after I get my car back, I've got transmission issues. 

73 Cuda (true car) with 4 speed 727...all numbers matching.

Driving down the road after driving about 10 miles and I literally lost my clutch pedal.  Specifically, I couldn't dis-engage / push the clutch pedal all the way down, so I immediately pulled over.  It has absolutely nothing to do with the engine, which started fine after I shut it off. 

I had resistance when trying to get the car into any gear (with the pistol grip shifter).  So, I pumped the clutch pedal a bunch of times and then magically, it lightened up and I got the pedal back.  Put it back into 1st and drove it about 10 feet before it did it again. 

Could it be missing tranny fluid or something?  I wonder if those a-holes drained my trans fluid?  Anyone else ever had these problems?

[1 Wild R/T]

Hey guys,

First wanted to say thank you in advance!! 

So, I took my car in to a local shop to have some front suspension work done and the day after I get my car back, I've got transmission issues. 

73 Cuda (true car) with 4 speed 727...all numbers matching.

Driving down the road after driving about 10 miles and I literally lost my clutch pedal.  Specifically, I couldn't dis-engage / push the clutch pedal all the way down, so I immediately pulled over.  It has absolutely nothing to do with the engine, which started fine after I shut it off. 

I had resistance when trying to get the car into any gear (with the pistol grip shifter).  So, I pumped the clutch pedal a bunch of times and then magically, it lightened up and I got the pedal back.  Put it back into 1st and drove it about 10 feet before it did it again. 

Could it be missing tranny fluid or something?  I wonder if those a-holes drained my trans fluid?  Anyone else ever had these problems?

Stock or custom?  Stock the clutch has linkages no fluid.......

[cuda_1973]

It's stock...I'm sending you a photo of the underside when I first bought the car.  If there's no fluid, what on earth would cause this then?

[1 Wild R/T]

Sounds like the pressure plate or disc has failed..... I've had a number of pressure plates fail & cause similar problems... I've had one disc failure where the damper spring broke & got trapped between the pressure plate & disc cause a similar problem...

[cuda_1973]

I owe you a beer!  Maybe a case of beer.  I'll let my mechanic know.  Any ballpark on how much something like this should cost to repair or did you fix it yourself?

[1 Wild R/T]

I owe you a beer!  Maybe a case of beer.  I'll let my mechanic know.  Any ballpark on how much something like this should cost to repair or did you fix it yourself?

I always have done my own work.... To cheap & to stubborn to pay someone else...

[cuda_1973]

You called it.  Damper spring got stuck in between pressure plate and disk.  : ) Thanks again for the great advice!

[1 Wild R/T]

Awesome! Glad you got it fixed quickly....