4 speed hard shifting

[Aussi440]

Guys,

I have a 440 Charger, 4 speed 833.  I had the tranny gone through b/c it had a leak, nothing was replaced, everything checked out.  I put a new clutch on it, same centerforce dual friction.  Now it is very hard to shift.  I used to be able to run it up to 5000 and it would just slip into 2nd and 3rd like butter.  Now it's like I hit a wall going into 2nd.  When I am sitting at a light.  I can't put it into gear.  I have to step on the clutch, and wait 3-5 seconds before it will go into gear.  Everyonce in a while I will be at a light, push in the clutch, go to put it in 3rd and it will grind like hell.  There is no clutch chatter, it works fine, but shifts hard as hell.

I have checked the shifter alignment.  I have checked the amount of clutch I have in it, I have played with the amount fo clutch, given it more and less.  Nothing has helped.  I had my old centerforce in there for 40K miles with no problems.  I am thinking the clutch just isn't right. 

Any ideas?  Why when I run the car up to 5000 will it not just slip in gear, seems like it should.

Thanks

[carolina charger]

 It sounds to me like the clutch fork is not pushing the throw out bearing in quite far enough, 

[Aussi440]

I have the clutch adjusted so the throw out bearing is as close as possible to the fingers.  I really can't give it any more clutch.  I have also tried to back it out and give it less, doesn't seem to help.  Sometimes when I am driving slow in 1st gear and shift gently into 2nd, it is hard to pull out of gear. 

Is there a reason why the clutch wouldn't release?

[Mick70RR]

Did you try the clutch plate on the tranny splines before you fitted it to make sure it wasn't too tight?

[Aussi440]

Yes I tried slipping the clutch over the splines, it fit fine.

[Aussi440]

I have never checked the run out of the bellhousing on the car, I converted it from an automatci about 10 years and 40k miles ago, but then again i have never had a problem like this before, do you guys think I need to do this.

I go under the car and had my wife step on the clutch and I can spin the clutch disc no problem.