roadhog_113

This week I will be installing a spec 3 clutch and flywheel. I have a 93 z28 with 415rwhp. Is their anything i should know before I start? I really don't know much about clutches and never worked on one but my dad is a mechanic and works with manuals all the time. Any advice would be appreciated.

roadhog_113

to anyone who will be doing a clutch install here is a pretty good site with step by step explained pictures. My clutch will be goin in this saterday hopefully it all goes well.
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...tallation.html

roadhog_113

What kind of tranny fluid do u guys recommend?

turbologics

iTrader: (1)

the atf stuff and its red

roadhog_113

ok so i just came back from installing the spec 3 and flyweel. But i got a couple questions.
When letting the clutch out now if i don't have my foot on the gas it will stall instantly is that normal? If i make my master adjustable will that make it more streetable?

Also driving home i noticed if you listen carefully you can hear a constant dinging, it sounds like a music box.

Please help thanx.

P.S. Getting that trans back in was retarded. Took a good hour at least.

roadhog_113

Here are some pics of the installation. Still need some answers for the above please. (first time posting full size pics not sure if it will work)
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...3/100_1475.jpg
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...3/100_1484.jpg
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brad8266

iTrader: (23)

It might help you out to have an adjustable master cylinder in there so that you can change the engagement point. The stage 3 is a more aggressive clutch and doesnt have as much give in it as a stock clutch, that is why you are stalling when it engages.

Im not sure what the dinging is though. Is everything tighented properly?

roadhog_113

Ya everything was tightened. We couldn't find the torque specs for the pp so we torqued it to 35 ft lbs. First time we did it to 40 but we had to take the bell housing out again to make sure we could get the spline through(hell of a time getting that trans in) and the bolts were overtorqued so we re threaded them and put it all back together for some reason after we put it all together again the tranny was a lot easier to get in. We had to get a couple bolts started and gently pull the two together by tightening them. It seemed to just be getting hung up on the left side key on the bellhousing.

Also After it was all together my dad tried the clutch to see if it was ok. He pressed the pedel down and heard something and then the pedal was stuck so we took the master out and the fork was stuck against the wall of the bellhousing so we pried it out and put it back in place. Put the master back in and it worked fine. And i drove it home.

P.S. We never blead anything yet cause we were pretty tired and frustrated. Took us about 6 hours to do the install. Hopefully this week we will do that.

brad8266

iTrader: (23)

The PP bolts should be in the area of 50-55 lbs and the flywheel to crank bolts 70-75 lbs. Well thats the tq specs on the ls1, I guess the Lt1 is close too.

Better bleed it asap.

roadhog_113

ya i will bleed it tomorrow after i install the new thermostat. But wow that is alot of torque, the thread on the bolts were damaged just after 40ft lbs. But i can't see that causing this sound.