Check your Bell Housings
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
How did you discover this?? Do you have extensive Mods with lots of HP/TQ?? Is this the first time that you have had your housing off???
I have an 02 Z06 also!
Thanks for the heads up!
Bill C
I have an 02 Z06 also!
Thanks for the heads up!
Bill C
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From: Norco Ca
Originally Posted by Bill Curlee
How did you discover this?? Do you have extensive Mods with lots of HP/TQ?? Is this the first time that you have had your housing off???
I have an 02 Z06 also!
Thanks for the heads up!
Bill C
I have an 02 Z06 also!
Thanks for the heads up!
Bill C
We are running 448 rwhp/ 411 tq with AFR H/C per the last dyno before we replaced the short block.
The housing was been off before when they swapped the short block and also the clutch.
We drive our car hard we have over 500 passes on ET Streets.
I'm just posting just posting this for people to check it out, next time they have their car on a lift.
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From: Norco Ca
Originally Posted by 1 Nasty Z
Watchout for the WHEELHOP. Can do nasty things to the drivetrain including the torque tube and bellhousing. Just my .02 
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From: GARDENA Ca, State Of Konfusion
St. Jude Donor '05
Gees, when are the problems going to end???
By the way, I am watching football finals on Sunday, not r____g!
By the way, I am watching football finals on Sunday, not r____g!
Last edited by wallstAL; Jan 22, 2005 at 03:17 AM.
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From: Norco Ca
Originally Posted by wallstAL
Gees, when are the problems going to end???
By the way, I am watching football finals on Sunday, not r____g!
By the way, I am watching football finals on Sunday, not r____g!
Well I pulled the Exedy clutch at the same time today that we swapped housing. I think it was gripping to hard for our car. I guess we will find out Sunday
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From: GARDENA Ca, State Of Konfusion
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by 11 Second Momma
Sure be that way Al
Well I pulled the Exedy clutch at the same time today that we swapped housing. I think it was gripping to hard for our car. I guess we will find out Sunday
Well I pulled the Exedy clutch at the same time today that we swapped housing. I think it was gripping to hard for our car. I guess we will find out Sunday
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From: Land O' Lakes FL
I'd be asking the shop if they used an impact gun to install the bellhousing bolts. The bellhousing has large dowels that should distribute the forces from the drivetrain evenly. It looks like installer error to me...
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From: cincinnati ohio
Originally Posted by Gweedo
I'd be asking the shop if they used an impact gun to install the bellhousing bolts. The bellhousing has large dowels that should distribute the forces from the drivetrain evenly. It looks like installer error to me...
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From: King George VA
Kat,
Thanks for the tip. My bell housing has been off several times now and we haven't noticed any problems, but I'll definitely add this to the list of things to look at more carefully. Glad to see you caught it before major damage occurred.
Thanks for the tip. My bell housing has been off several times now and we haven't noticed any problems, but I'll definitely add this to the list of things to look at more carefully. Glad to see you caught it before major damage occurred.
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