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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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Pulled my old clutch out and i am putting in a spec stage 2 clutch and i go to install it and i have this part i dont know where it goes. The old clutch doesnt have it. its 4 1/4 in diameter with 4 small holes with one 1 1/2 in the center and it has a small concave to it as if it were some type of spring. it also has two notches 1/2in wide straight across from each other. i tryied to down load a pic but couldnt
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picture? Is it a spacer for ?
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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its like a wave washer or wave spring with 4small holes and one larger one in the middle with two 1/2in notches opposite from each other. i might be able to email some pics if that help anyone PM ME PLEASE
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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just taking a guess...could it be a shim for the slave cylinder?
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just taking a guess...could it be a shim for the slave cylinder?
where does it go do i have to unbolt something on the trans
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I just read that its concave...the shim i had made was flat. It was round with 1 hole in the center and it did have two notches opposite of eachother. How thick is it? Your best bet is to post a picture or contact spec or whoever you bought it from and ask them.

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it has a concave to it to and i do think it goes behind the "slave" if thats what i have to unbolt. it would fit in place with the 2 bolt holes. which way should i put the bend in the shim? so the "cone" is pointing toward the engine???
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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its only about 1/8in thick if that
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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Im not sure which way to make it face. Like i said i had one made and it was flat. After i installed everything my slave exploded so i think the shim was wrong. I took it to a shop b/c i didnt have time to drop the tranny again and i let them install a new spec 3 clutch so i dont know what the shim looked like or how it went in. Im trying to picture this in my head but im tired and its not going so well. On a side not i have heard that you dont always have to shim spec clutches.
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It's a slave cylinder spacer: http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...ion/index.html



Look on page 6 of the article linked above, it shows where this installs.

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yes thats the piece
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but mine has 4 small hole around it and i have a stage 2 not a 3
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Originally Posted by ryans01z28
but mine has 4 small hole around it and i have a stage 2 not a 3
Doesn't matter what stage the clutch is, install as shown in the article.
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doest say which way the contour goes
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ryans01z28
doest say which way the contour goes
I don't see a contour in the pictures you sent. Where is the contour?
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