Drivetrain Work
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Drivetrain Work
Hey all:
I'm planning on dropping my drivetrain this spring to have the tranny and TT rebuilt by Rick Kim and also will be replacing the slave cylinder and adding a Tick master cylinder and remote bleeder. My question is during my research I've seen some info about shimming the slave cylinder, when is this required? I'm unfamiliar why it's necessary, just looking for some info not too much found during searches.
Also this is the first time I've ever dropped the drivetrain but I've gathered up the service manual as well as a bunch of the write ups on the forum.
If there is anybody local to me who's done this before and who'd be willing to lend some tech help I'd appreciate it and will donate a couple cold ones. Located in Central PA.
I'm planning on dropping my drivetrain this spring to have the tranny and TT rebuilt by Rick Kim and also will be replacing the slave cylinder and adding a Tick master cylinder and remote bleeder. My question is during my research I've seen some info about shimming the slave cylinder, when is this required? I'm unfamiliar why it's necessary, just looking for some info not too much found during searches.
Also this is the first time I've ever dropped the drivetrain but I've gathered up the service manual as well as a bunch of the write ups on the forum.
If there is anybody local to me who's done this before and who'd be willing to lend some tech help I'd appreciate it and will donate a couple cold ones. Located in Central PA.
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what clutch do you have now?... if it's stock and you are already taking the drivetrain out it would be crazy not to get a good aftermarket clutch in my opinion
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From: Ephrata PA
Thanks to those who have pointed me in the right direction, i do have a follow up question. I was reading a thread on LS1 Tech about this:
http://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tra...need-shim.html
Excuse my ignorance but are these measurements taken while the drivetrain is out of the car? I imagine they could I'm just checking since I've never done this before.
http://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tra...need-shim.html
Excuse my ignorance but are these measurements taken while the drivetrain is out of the car? I imagine they could I'm just checking since I've never done this before.