Need Guidance on spec3
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Need Guidance on spec3
i took out an old spec 3 from my ta that i plan on putting in my camaro. It has about 10k miles on it. I took it off cause it was slipping due to a rear main seal leak that got fluid on the clutch disk. Well my ? is that i talked to spec and they said as long as theres no heat spots (which there isnt) on the surface of teh pressure plate that i can buy a clutch disk separate. Then i called back to order it and they didnt want to sell it to me. I want to get disk since its cheaper then getting the clutch all together. However i dont know if i should go that route or just replace the whole thing altogether.
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they told me the design is different since i pulled that clutch out over a year ago and its been sitting in my room for some time. but they told me the new spec 3 clutch disk wont fit the pressure plate from a spec 3 from a year ago. but they told me i could get a spec 2 disk. however no one can give me a definite answer.
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I am not sure who you spoke with here but the information they provided is correct. We have had some changes in disc thickness that occured in Frburary and as such people with older discs will be limited in terms of the discs that they can buy. Your disc (apparently purchased over a year ago) would have had a starting thickness of .340. New Stage 3 discs are .350. This is why the person you spoke with would have been hessitant to sell the disc to you. Of course, when you factor in plate and flywheel where the .350 disc should be ok for you anyway. Call me and I will help you get this sorted. Thanks!
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i took out an old spec 3 from my ta that i plan on putting in my camaro. It has about 10k miles on it. I took it off cause it was slipping due to a rear main seal leak that got fluid on the clutch disk. Well my ? is that i talked to spec and they said as long as theres no heat spots (which there isnt) on the surface of teh pressure plate that i can buy a clutch disk separate. Then i called back to order it and they didnt want to sell it to me. I want to get disk since its cheaper then getting the clutch all together. However i dont know if i should go that route or just replace the whole thing altogether.
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no cause the disk was pretty much gone by that time. if you get any kind of fluid on the disk its supposed to wear a lot faster than normal so that was the case cause the bell housing was all full of black fluid.