Our kits include a spacer and a measurement sheet that help determine the need for, or lack there of, of the shim.

 

This prob is so weird, Took the car for a ride last night and havent had a chance to replace the clutch yet. Why can I stomp on this thing in first and it rips good and the clutch holds, yet anything over say 20-30% throttle in any other gears and it starts slipping? So I should get one of the shim kits as listed above, a new throw out bearing and anytihing else I should do while its out?

 

Ya clutches seem to slip more in higher gears, 6th is the worst.you should change the pilot bearing while your there.

 

ok so pilot bearing, throw out bearing, anything else anyone think ill need?

 

Well I have the clutch and pressure plate already. Do you know the measurements?

 

They were on the link from Tick. Post 20

 

Who has the best price on the tick mc, and how about a good slave cylinder?

 

All of our dealers list our kit for the same price we do - $324.99: http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...or-ls1-f-body/

...we also sell the GM Slave Cylinder & Throw-Out Bearing for a good price: http://www.tickperformance.com/gm-sl...or-ls1-f-body/

...and if you don't mind waiting for shipping, our LS1tech Group Purchase on LS1 F-Body kits is going on right now: https://ls1tech.com/forums/sponsor-g...save-74-a.html

 

Provide your email and I will send you the measurement sheet.

 

I think I might just do that

 

Send to Master0183@aol.com if you could, thanks alot!

 

Sent! Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks,

 

does this spacer happen to go between the flywheel and the engine? I found something in there that I havent seen before. Its round and was what I would assume to be kinda like a flywheel spacer or flywheel shim but ive never heard of such a thing...?

 

Whats the stock thickness of a new stage 1 disc?

 

Update- Pulled the clutch, has .672-.678 thickness left on the disc and doesnt look that bad I dont think. Flywheel has alot of hot spots and so does the pressure plate but I think that could be because I kept driving it even with it slipping...only thing I found kinda strange is the spring on the slave isnt as strong as the new one I bought, could that have cause slipping? Also looks like the previous owner was running a pretty big slave shim and a flywheel spacer or something, not sure what it is, ive never seen one before but it was between the flywheel and the engine. From looking I dont think the flywheel was ever turned. Any of this sound like it could have been my issue???

 

You need to measure the flywheel thickness and compare it to a new one. The reason the shim was behind the flywheel is because it PROBABLY has been surfaced by the amount of the shim. It is very important to proper clutch operation that the flywheel surface be in the proper location with relation to the throw out bearing surface. This ensures your throw out bearing will release the clutch. You absolutely need to check your measurements. Oh...by the way...I would NEVER, EVER replace a worn clutch without giving it a new surface to use. Surface the wheel or get a new one.

 

I dont have anything big enough to measure the flywheel here, gonna see if I can find a friend that does though, I have a brand new flywheel going in. How would you know if the flywheel was shimmed correctly or not? What would the symptoms be??

 

If the flywheel is not properly placed in relation to the throwout bearing, you could have a clutch that won't release, or just the opposite...and damages the pressure plate by pushing too far. If you have a new flywheel, you are probably fine without any shimming necessary. But you absolutely want to use the measurements given here and double check. You know...measure twice, cut once type of deal.

 

Update- finally got this done, ended up using a brand new flywheel so I did not re-use what appeared to be a flywheel shim that was already in there as I assumed it was to compensate for a resurfaced flywheel, and I re-used the slave shim that was in there already as it was already a spec 1 clutch in there and thats what went in. Grabs great, and does not creep forward when cars in gear and reved up. Only problem I'm having is it engages too close to the floor, like an inch off the floor. Any ideas on what could be the issue or how to fix/adjust that? I also installed a brand new Slave ans am running the prestone Dot 4 synthetic if it matters.

Also the pedal doesn't seem quite as firm as it used to be mostly in the first part of pedal travel, until it disengages the clutch. I am confident I have all the air out as I bled the f*ck out of this thing and used a mityvac on the MC up to 15 on the gauge until I couldnt get anymore bubbles. Could this be because of the low engagement point and shimming issues?

 

It does seem to fully disengage, but just from what you said in this post, im guessing the Tick can change the engagement point on the pedal?