Clutch Question- WHy would they do this?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Midland Georgia
St. Jude Donor '06
Clutch Question- WHy would they do this?
I purchased a 94 Coupe with ZF-6. Previous Owner dropped a new engine in it before I purchased it. He also put in a new clutch when he did the engine swap. Here is my question, the person who installed the engine and clutch for the previous owner actually used washers in between the engine and the bell housing. Yes, spacers between the engine and the bell housing. Why in the heck would he do that? Clutch is a Valeo (spelling?) This was OEM according to previous owner.
Clutch works fine, other than the a whirring sound that comes from the car when idling and what I believe to be typical ZF-6 noises (based upon forum input) it has given me no problems.
Local mechanic says if it works leave it alone. Those of you who have spent time with this clutch assembly, I need your thoughts and opinions on this.
Clutch works fine, other than the a whirring sound that comes from the car when idling and what I believe to be typical ZF-6 noises (based upon forum input) it has given me no problems.
Local mechanic says if it works leave it alone. Those of you who have spent time with this clutch assembly, I need your thoughts and opinions on this.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Midland Georgia
St. Jude Donor '06
That crossed my mind too...
Any other thoughts? Does anyone know a good vette mechanic in Georgia? I don't have the expertise to operate on a clutch yet...
Safety Car
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From: Sun City West Az
Maybe the guy used the "good ol boy" method of lining up the input shaft of the trans to the crank. Shimming the bellhousing to the exact center line of the crank prevents binding, wear and noise from the box.
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From: Slidell Louisiana
Originally Posted by ClarenceT
Hmm weird? Meybe it used to be an auto and now has a C-beam that is too short? Although I don't exactly know what the difference is, but one was shorter IIRC..
Actually the different driveshaft and C-beam are due to the manual using a D44 and the auto a D36 so the auto driveshaft/cbeam is longer due to the smaller D36. Mike
Last edited by aboatguy; Jun 30, 2005 at 06:08 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: NS
Originally Posted by jakers
How wide is the shim that goes in there? That may answer it...?
