Help! Need T56 Clutch Fork
Best of luck trying to find one new, might have to get a used one if you can find it. I'm in the same boat, I just received my rebuilt T56 and street twin and wanted to change the fork and T nut but cannot find a new one anywhere.
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Weird. I just reference that sight an hour ago:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...l#post18763797
funny how that works.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...l#post18763797
funny how that works.
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I swear I looked at that site earlier this morning, just before my last post in this thread, and it said the part was backordered.
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Verdad Gallardo It says they are on back order on thegearbox.org, all the places I spoke with said they didn't know when they could get one.
My fork is also worn in the pivot area, it makes a lout clicking sound when pushing the clutch in due to the fork and t-nut being worn. I'm not sure how long welding one up will last, the fork is cast and it is case hardened at the tip of the fork fingers and at the pivot area which is much harder than most welds, until the wear goes past the case depth and then you have soft steel. I checked the hardness at my shop and it's around 55RC, with the correct weld rod you could achieve that hardness but most guys and shops don't have those rods lying around these days.
My fork has around 120K miles on it and I didn't have a problem until last year, and I wanted to replace it while I had the trans out to install the new clutch. Not sure what I'm going to do yet.
My fork is also worn in the pivot area, it makes a lout clicking sound when pushing the clutch in due to the fork and t-nut being worn. I'm not sure how long welding one up will last, the fork is cast and it is case hardened at the tip of the fork fingers and at the pivot area which is much harder than most welds, until the wear goes past the case depth and then you have soft steel. I checked the hardness at my shop and it's around 55RC, with the correct weld rod you could achieve that hardness but most guys and shops don't have those rods lying around these days.
My fork has around 120K miles on it and I didn't have a problem until last year, and I wanted to replace it while I had the trans out to install the new clutch. Not sure what I'm going to do yet.
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That's messed up. When I last posted in this thread on 04/18, the site said they were in stock and even let me put one in my cart. They probably have site inventory issues.
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That's nuts!! Just wondering if anyone has looked into any aftermarket options. I know there are various companies that sell 5 and 6 speed swap kits for about every motor and body style. What makes the F-body/LT1 so different?
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