Panser. just curious. Of all the clutches why the Centerforce?
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My best friend is a retired master mechanic who has built and run pro stock cars around the mid Atlantic for 40+ years. He currently drives a 1200hp 1150/ft/lbs Viper. He has never had problems with Centerforce clutches on numerous types of cars. The unique feature of the sliding weights that increases clamping pressure when you want it most is great. Besides everyone uses spec/trextralia type clutches around here. You can't have an advantage if you do what everyone else does. At one time no one was doing textralia clutches.
The tube on the LAPD line does not have enough bend on it and the crimped connector is too vulnerable to damage during reinstall as far as I am concerned. When you are sliding the whole drivetrain assembly forward on a tranny jack and trying to align the splines you don not have precise control of the the whole business due to its weight and unwieldiness. $95 is alot of money for a short braided line.
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Great job on the clutch install panzer. I've installed a center force clutch on my old honda crx and love the clutch. Did you get the clutch and flywheel zero balanced?
Great job on the clutch install panzer. I've installed a center force clutch on my old honda crx and love the clutch. Did you get the clutch and flywheel zero balanced?
No the pressure plate and dual type clutch plate come together and are already balanced by Centerforce. The Flywheel is already balanced by Fidanza since it has a steel insert to the aluminum so they balance it before shipping.
Ed,
Thanks for the useful info on the clutch install! I am about a week away from doing mine. (just waiting on the parts to get here) I went with a Textralia 0Z700 with the roselok lightened steel flywheel. Was going to order the LAPD remote bleeder until I saw your post. I'm thinking that I will attempt to make my own bleeder line now. Thanks again for the write-up!
Jimbo
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I have undone my LG headers about 4 times now and yes it is not fun. This is the base set of instructions I used for this job and to which I have added some lessons learned http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_05...lutch_install/ . I will SWAG a negotiable cost of about $500 on top of the normal cost of clutch replacement for the mechanic to deal with the additional work of the long tub headers.
I printed out the instructions in and the larger images in color when I needed to see closeups. I put them in document protectors and made a special binder to hold all the key elements prior to the job. It really helped.
I think you need to get another friend to do this as a minimum. When you put the drive train back in you will need someone on the back end pushing/elevating the tranny jack/wiggling the assembly while you are in the front eyeballing the spline and moving it a little to guide it in. If you have no prior experience dealing with this stuff I would plan a minimum of 12 hours effort with the expectation that it will take longer especially if you break something.
Around the rear ladder assembly where the brake lines go around the differential are little plastic connectors. TheY are intended to hold the solid brake lines in position so they do not move/rattle and wear holes in them. The little plastic connectors are made for the ease of assembly at the corvette plant. They have slots which hold the lines and have a little ribbed protrusion which is pressed into holes around the ladder assembly. It is very difficult to get them out since them are designed to be pushed in once and only once. I tried to be careful getting them out but were damaged anyway due to their design. So either buy some new ones in advance or do my backup solution. I had a selection of nylon wire ties. I got one of the appropriate size inserted it from the opposite side of the aluminum ladder, wrapped it around the tube and stuck it back through. I cinched it up and the little block holds it in place and keeps the line for moving around. Not pretty but it worked.
Somehow the weather pack connector that plugs into the VSS variable speed sensor plug on the top of the differential has damage to the wires. I was able to splice in new wires but it was like doing orthoscopic surgery. Be careful with those darn things.
Well some of the locals go to the Manassas weekly car show Weekly DC Area Car Show-Manassas VA however it is now too cold.
I know that the Corvette club that MSISKA (Mike Siska) belongs to is sponsored by Criswell Chevrolet in Gaithersburg, MD. There is the Northern Virginia Corvette Club that is sponsored by Koons Chevrolet in Tysons Corner.
I heard from another person that there is a guy at his workplace that tracks his car alot. He has done the clutch job several times and it takes him seven hours. I can't do it that fast.
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