RPS BC-2 Install Suggestions
12-26-2018, 05:42 PM
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Racer
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RPS BC-2 Install Suggestions
I'm installing an RPS BC-2 Clutch and have learned a couple of things that might help the next guy who a has to install one of these.
I found out that the easiest way to put this thing in is to remove the bellhousing (BH). What a pain. A long extension with a 13mm swivel socket is a must. I undid the front brakes, upper control arms and shocks. This way I could lower the front cradle enough to work with those lovely 13mm bell housing bolts. Note: to do it again, I would install the pilot bearing with a bearing tool and not a socket at the end of an extension. I did freeze it beforehand to make it smaller. I also cut the loop end off of the clutch alignment tool. This way I can more easily slide plates on and off. The flywheel went on fine. I then stacked the remainder of the clutch and torqued it down using 9 ft lbs per pass until I had them all at 27 ft lbs. I then tried to reinstall the BH. It would not go. The BC-2 is too thick. I then broke the clutch down and then restacked all of the plates on the alignment tool except the next to last piece and the cover. I held the BH with those last pieces together with my fingers and fit the bellhousing on two small studs, one on each side. After hanging the BH I then snugged up those last two clutch pieces and then finger tightened two bolts to temporarily secure it. I had to clean off all the bolts and replace the blue Loctite. During the torque process, I made sure that the alignment tool was free to glide back and forth.
After installation, I did the finger height check measurement and found it to have a difference of .60". (I used a stock GM slave cylinder). RPS states that the difference should be between .275" and .375". I needed some shims, so I went to the Tick Performance website and found their kit that has three different sized shims. Adding two shims I had a difference of .367" and with all three I had .312". I contacted Tom at Carolina Clutch and he advised that the .312" would be better than the .367". I averaged that RPS recommended limits and it came out to .325".
Hope this helps that next guy who puts one of these clutches in their C5.
Spaggs
I found out that the easiest way to put this thing in is to remove the bellhousing (BH). What a pain. A long extension with a 13mm swivel socket is a must. I undid the front brakes, upper control arms and shocks. This way I could lower the front cradle enough to work with those lovely 13mm bell housing bolts. Note: to do it again, I would install the pilot bearing with a bearing tool and not a socket at the end of an extension. I did freeze it beforehand to make it smaller. I also cut the loop end off of the clutch alignment tool. This way I can more easily slide plates on and off. The flywheel went on fine. I then stacked the remainder of the clutch and torqued it down using 9 ft lbs per pass until I had them all at 27 ft lbs. I then tried to reinstall the BH. It would not go. The BC-2 is too thick. I then broke the clutch down and then restacked all of the plates on the alignment tool except the next to last piece and the cover. I held the BH with those last pieces together with my fingers and fit the bellhousing on two small studs, one on each side. After hanging the BH I then snugged up those last two clutch pieces and then finger tightened two bolts to temporarily secure it. I had to clean off all the bolts and replace the blue Loctite. During the torque process, I made sure that the alignment tool was free to glide back and forth.
After installation, I did the finger height check measurement and found it to have a difference of .60". (I used a stock GM slave cylinder). RPS states that the difference should be between .275" and .375". I needed some shims, so I went to the Tick Performance website and found their kit that has three different sized shims. Adding two shims I had a difference of .367" and with all three I had .312". I contacted Tom at Carolina Clutch and he advised that the .312" would be better than the .367". I averaged that RPS recommended limits and it came out to .325".
Hope this helps that next guy who puts one of these clutches in their C5.
Spaggs
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