Drive line Torque tube alignment
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Drive line Torque tube alignment
Just reading on the C7 board where 2 engine failures do to thrust bearing failures.
Turns out both cars had a bad fuel senders that were replaced.
Per OP the driveline was not properly installed /aligned resulting in the crank thrust bearing to fail.
Driveline had to be removed to service the fuel sender
Being new to corvettes and a new owner of a C5 does this alignment issue also exist on the C5
Here is the c7 thread see post #51
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...r-problem.html
Turns out both cars had a bad fuel senders that were replaced.
Per OP the driveline was not properly installed /aligned resulting in the crank thrust bearing to fail.
Driveline had to be removed to service the fuel sender
Being new to corvettes and a new owner of a C5 does this alignment issue also exist on the C5
Here is the c7 thread see post #51
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...r-problem.html
Last edited by Joe_A; Nov 19, 2013 at 01:02 PM.
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The C5 does too. The input end of the torque tube has a splined shaft. The flexplate has an adapter with a clamp for the shaft. You have to get the engine to operating temps before tightening the clamp. Here is a picture of it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-C5-LS1-LS6-automatic-flywheel-flexplate-coupler-/131036711911?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e82658be7&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-C5-LS1-LS6-automatic-flywheel-flexplate-coupler-/131036711911?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e82658be7&vxp=mtr
