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ok gang thanks for all the help and advice on my clutch having a hard time going into reverse on my 2002 zo6.now my next question is Does $1600.00 bucks sound about the right price to replace this clutch.my corvette mechanic said its a major job that the rear and tranny have to come out and pretty much you are looking at a shell of a car.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
ok gang thanks for all the help and advice on my clutch having a hard time going into reverse on my 2002 zo6.now my next question is Does $1600.00 bucks sound about the right price to replace this clutch.my corvette mechanic said its a major job that the rear and tranny have to come out and pretty much you are looking at a shell of a car.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '13
Yikes I hope that includes parts. Yes it is a big job. My advice is go with after market and avoid factory parts except for the slave cylinder and pilot bearing.
Burning Brakes
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From: Galaxy Traveler
Screw that, go to NAPA and get a bronze oilight bushing to replace it with.
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Drifting
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I messed up an oem pilot bearing during the drivetrain reinstall,so I got to do it twice.
I went with a Kevlar Composite pilot bushing on the second go-round,and it's got about 1200 miles on it so far,and it's working sweet.
About $50.00 from Jegs,but so far,definitely worth it...
Also good if the disintegrated roller bearing chewed up the propshaft,like mine did
I went with a Kevlar Composite pilot bushing on the second go-round,and it's got about 1200 miles on it so far,and it's working sweet.
About $50.00 from Jegs,but so far,definitely worth it...
Also good if the disintegrated roller bearing chewed up the propshaft,like mine did
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Burning Brakes
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From: Galaxy Traveler
The one I pictured above came out of my car with 44,000 miles on it. I'm pretty sure it was dead long before I pulled it.
Through my career as an auto tech I've done 100s of clutch jobs on all kinds of cars. I've never pulled a pilot bearing that wasn't at least noisey. I've seen many of them weld themselves to the input shaft on Volvo's (major pain to pull the tranny with a bearing welded to the input). I have never seen a pilot bushing beat out on anything. I always replaced them as you should but never pulled one that looked much different than the new one.
Through my career as an auto tech I've done 100s of clutch jobs on all kinds of cars. I've never pulled a pilot bearing that wasn't at least noisey. I've seen many of them weld themselves to the input shaft on Volvo's (major pain to pull the tranny with a bearing welded to the input). I have never seen a pilot bushing beat out on anything. I always replaced them as you should but never pulled one that looked much different than the new one.
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Interesting. I don't have 100s of clutch installs under my belt. However, on the 10-12 that I've done on various GM vehicles, I've always used the bearing and never had a failure. My Firehawk came from the factory with a bushing, but I replaced it with a roller bearing. It seems like a bushing would be cheaper to make than a bearing.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
I messed up an oem pilot bearing during the drivetrain reinstall,so I got to do it twice.
I went with a Kevlar Composite pilot bushing on the second go-round,and it's got about 1200 miles on it so far,and it's working sweet.
About $50.00 from Jegs,but so far,definitely worth it...
Also good if the disintegrated roller bearing chewed up the propshaft,like mine did
I went with a Kevlar Composite pilot bushing on the second go-round,and it's got about 1200 miles on it so far,and it's working sweet.
About $50.00 from Jegs,but so far,definitely worth it...
Also good if the disintegrated roller bearing chewed up the propshaft,like mine did
Racer
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St. Jude Donor '10
I would upgrade your flywheel to lightweight or aluminum while you are in there. I went with a fidanza and man it made a huge difference. My 400 plus RWHP engine felt like I gained 30 to 40 RWHP. If you're in there, all you will paying for is for the flywheel itself. I even changed out my torque tube when I did mine . . . it's $$$ saved on down the road. As everyone stated, it is a huge project and depends on the clutch you put in. SPEC makes some nice setups w/o killing your budget. I've had two different SPECs, went from a SPEC II to SPEC III plus.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '13
ok gang thanks for all the help and advice on my clutch having a hard time going into reverse on my 2002 zo6.now my next question is Does $1600.00 bucks sound about the right price to replace this clutch.my corvette mechanic said its a major job that the rear and tranny have to come out and pretty much you are looking at a shell of a car.