freded

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My 05 V needs to have a clutch change and was wondering if you have to take the maggie off in order to get enough clearance to remove the transmission, bell housing, etc.

killernoodle

That is a great question. You will have to rock the whole engine back to get the bellhousing off. Unfortunately, I don't own a maggie so I don't have the answer

raven154

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Dont have to. Let the trans sag in the back and go over the top with a really long extension. Pulling the shifter is te hardest part lol

freded

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Thanks for the response. The double drive sprockets on the back of the maggie has very little clearance between it and firewall and it appears if you let the rear of the engine drop to far it might damage them.

raven154

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I didn't have to on mine but every car is a little different. Just have someone watch when you let it down. Dont just let the trans hang without support. Even if you do end up pulling the blower, it's only like 10 bolts or so and the whole maggie comes right off.

rand49er

Just had a Katech LS9 clutch kit put in, and the mechanic said nothing about taking the maggie off.

vmapper

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Which LS9 setup did you go with? LS9R or LS9x?
You like?

rand49er

IIRC, it was the LS9x ... it was not the super duper one which I believe is the R.

Like it? Heck yeah! It reduced the parade clunk by roughly 80% and is much smoother shifting. I have yet to really "test" it with a clutch dump, but I'm sure it's up to the task. Pricey darn thing, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Onefast V

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Randy, Did you replace the slave also and add a bleeder line when you were down there? and if you don't mind me asking what was the total for parts and what did labor run for you? thanks.

rand49er

I bought a new OEM slave from Luke at Lindsay Cadillac and a remote bleeder from LAPD ... these were installed when I had the UUC FW put in in August '09 (9K miles ago). These were retained when the LS9 kit went in last month.

Costs? IIRC, the slave was a little over $200, the bleeder just about $100. Installation of the LS9 kit included a couple of other things (SS brake lines install, brake fluid flush, clutch fluid flush, and failed attempt to put in a new oil pressure sending unit ... they said they'd have to remove the maggie, and I called them off from doing it), and ran me $900. The clutch kit by itself would probably be $500-600 in labor, but that's a rough estimate.

Onefast V

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So this could easily end up just under $2500 for the whole deal... wow.