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Put a tick master in a few months back, and had a starting issue not long after. The slave just didn't seem to be fully disengaging, so I had to bump start it. Though the clutch went when I did that, and babied it home.
Back on my days off. Here are some updated pics. I'm an lt1 guy originally, so any advise would be great. I know this is a good clutch set up, so should I resurface the flywheel and pressure plate, and get a new disk? I have a stock set up ready to go in.
Looks like I'll be replacing the RMS and faceplate gasket too... the slipping and loss of power was definitely from this though. Any other suggestions while I have this thing apart?
I'm seeing a guy today to see if he can weld it up. If he can do it for 75$ then I'll jump. Otherwise, the cheapest one I can get. I'm not making huge power and don't have plans to any time soon.
The chunks of metal are from the starter and the bell itself. Those are out.. I'm just waiting on a bell and trying to determine if I should use the luk clutch kit I bought, or just but a new disc and get the fly and pressure plate resurfaced.
I have some observations and you can take them as you like. The whole bellhousing, clutch, and flywheel look like a ******* mess.
I see a lot of oil on the flywheel where the bolt holes are and the clutch dust is sticking to everything like a gunky mess.
When it comes to clutches, cleanliness is next to Godliness. I suspect when the center force clutch was installed no sealant was used on the flywheel bolts. Those bolts are drilled through to the crank case and you must use sealant, otherwise you have a mess.
At this point I say you junk all of it. Get a new bellhousing, flywheel, and clutch assembly. Make sure to use OEM bolts on the flywheel as they have sealant already applied, or use lactite if you use ARP bolts.
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I have some observations and you can take them as you like. The whole bellhousing, clutch, and flywheel look like a ******* mess.
I see a lot of oil on the flywheel where the bolt holes are and the clutch dust is sticking to everything like a gunky mess.
When it comes to clutches, cleanliness is next to Godliness. I suspect when the center force clutch was installed no sealant was used on the flywheel bolts. Those bolts are drilled through to the crank case and you must use sealant, otherwise you have a mess.
At this point I say you junk all of it. Get a new bellhousing, flywheel, and clutch assembly. Make sure to use OEM bolts on the flywheel as they have sealant already applied, or use lactite if you use ARP bolts.
Andrew
Andrew, do you think Locktite is good enough or should we be using silicone?
I've always used just red loctite on my flywheel bolts and been fine.
I would not reuse that clutch setup. Personally, when you factor in the cost for resurfacing, and the expense/labor to remove and replace a clutch, the cost of a new pressure plate and flywheel is not that expensive.
10-10-2015, 06:28 PM
looks like a new bellhousing too! 
