Clutch help!
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Henderson Co
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
Clutch help!
I have my 2008 Z06 in a shop for a clutch install and they are telling me they need a special Transverse spring compressor to remove the rear spring.
Is there any way around this?
Where can buy or borrow one of these tools?
Is there any way around this?
Where can buy or borrow one of these tools?
Track Junky
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The entire drivetrain/rear cradle gets removed as one piece. They don't know what they are talking about. As the others have said, take your car elsewhere or do it yourself with a buddy.
Le Mans Master
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Sounds like this shop has no clue what they're doing. +1 for finding another shop asap before your car ends up worse off than before you brought it in.
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Henderson Co
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
Everywhere I have looked it up shows removing the rear spring.
Several threads on here discuss it.
Has anyone done this or are you all jumping on the take your car elsewhere bandwagon?
timd8 thanks for the informative post
Several threads on here discuss it.
Has anyone done this or are you all jumping on the take your car elsewhere bandwagon?
timd8 thanks for the informative post
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Racer
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From: Henderson Co
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
Thanks for the help everyone. I am going to the shop to talk to them today.
I may end up taking it somewhere else. They already have the exhaust off and are part way into it so I am not sure what to do.
I may end up taking it somewhere else. They already have the exhaust off and are part way into it so I am not sure what to do.
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