Needs advice for C3 Clutch Install
Melting Slicks
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Melting Slicks
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From: Wauconda IL
As JBrooke825 stated, find a competent facility that's familiar with C3's is important. Be sure to do your due diligence in that regard. That being said, in 2019 dollars, I paid $1600.00 to R&R my clutch. In addition the shop also resealed the M20.
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I think it cost me about 350 AUD. (Australian dollars). About 4 years ago. That was for everything, clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing, clutch fork boot, etc.
Oh, and I just threw it all together myself. Much cheaper that way.
Oh, and I just threw it all together myself. Much cheaper that way.
Drifting
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Be sure to get a Corvette friendly clutch. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...vel-range.html
I would assume the same rules apply if you try to go cheap junk parts.
Any recommendations on the best OEM stuff for a stock 4-speed setup? I have lost faith in AC Delco stuff.
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Flat rate for clutch replacement is about 5 hours. This does not include resurfacing of the flywheel. If you assume shop rate at about $125 - 200/hour, plus the cost for the flywheel resurface at 1 hour, plus the cost of parts and materials for the clutch kit (about $500), you're looking at a base price of about $1300 - $1700. Let's hope the shop you're using knows how to test the pressure plate travel versus the Vette linkage travel distance so you end up with a usable clutch after the job is done... I've posted several info articles about this issue.
If you can find someone who knows what they're doing, price may vary: I replaced the clutch and pressure plate in my '64 Vette a few years ago during the Superbowl Halftime show when Janet Jackson had the "costume failure" and I missed the entire event. But I had a nice Vette to drive after the game...
Lars
If you can find someone who knows what they're doing, price may vary: I replaced the clutch and pressure plate in my '64 Vette a few years ago during the Superbowl Halftime show when Janet Jackson had the "costume failure" and I missed the entire event. But I had a nice Vette to drive after the game...
Lars
Last edited by lars; Nov 17, 2024 at 12:35 AM.
