I have seen a recommendation to have the flywheel/clutch-disc/pressure plate assembly dynamic balanced. Then make witness marks to align when installing on the car. I know my original pressure plate assy had a weight welded to it. 1979 C3
I guess if you are racing the vehicle you would want to balance everything. I would think that for normal operation, everything would be balanced to industry standards.
Nice to see it coming together, though maybe it was already running. One of your earlier videos you videoed a red corvette at a show, thought it was yours. Can’t wait for the running video!
You have good eyesight. Yes it is running and has been since May. The next video that I will be posting will explain what has been going on with the car. It has been an adventure. Unfortunately I do not have any video of the issues I had getting the car running. Thanks for watching.
Thank you! May I ask, I have 79 C3 with T10, I have very loos fork, nothing wrong with shifting feeling, only vibration on the pedal. Frame is now without body and I think to remove gearbox and belhousing to inspect the clutch and bearing with fork. Is it possible that when I bolt it back something gonna be out of alignment or spacing? I've never done clutch before but I'm wrenching regularly other stuff. also I don't have alignment too; but I won't remove clutch anyway.
I guess if would depend on the car. There may be some cars that it is easier to assemble before installing and some may be easier to install separately. For me, it is always easier to assemble before installing in the car.
So the pressure plate is going to have about an 1/8 gap before you tighten down the bolts? And torquing the bolts will bring the pressure plate in contact with the flywheel correct? I have about a 3/16 gap all the way around my pressure plate. That seems like alot huh? Is that too much?
Nice video, really enjoyed watching it!
Thanks.
Great video!
Thanks for watching.
I have seen a recommendation to have the flywheel/clutch-disc/pressure plate assembly dynamic balanced. Then make witness marks to align when installing on the car. I know my original pressure plate assy had a weight welded to it. 1979 C3
I guess if you are racing the vehicle you would want to balance everything. I would think that for normal operation, everything would be balanced to industry standards.
good work amigo, covered it well !!!! thanks kindly jp
Thank you sir
Nice to see it coming together, though maybe it was already running. One of your earlier videos you videoed a red corvette at a show, thought it was yours. Can’t wait for the running video!
You have good eyesight. Yes it is running and has been since May. The next video that I will be posting will explain what has been going on with the car. It has been an adventure. Unfortunately I do not have any video of the issues I had getting the car running. Thanks for watching.
Thank you! May I ask, I have 79 C3 with T10, I have very loos fork, nothing wrong with shifting feeling, only vibration on the pedal. Frame is now without body and I think to remove gearbox and belhousing to inspect the clutch and bearing with fork. Is it possible that when I bolt it back something gonna be out of alignment or spacing? I've never done clutch before but I'm wrenching regularly other stuff. also I don't have alignment too; but I won't remove clutch anyway.
You may be missing the spring that keeps tension on the fork to keep it from rattling around.
@timewiththedurbins thanks, will check. Is it inside bell housing? Outside bell housing ai don't have any springs for sure.
should allways machine turn the flywheel when changing a clutch
This flywheel had the original machine marks in the face, and it checked flat so I couldn't see the need to resurface it at this time.
is good practice to always connect trans to engine when installing in car even if its not a corvette?
I guess if would depend on the car. There may be some cars that it is easier to assemble before installing and some may be easier to install separately. For me, it is always easier to assemble before installing in the car.
So the pressure plate is going to have about an 1/8 gap before you tighten down the bolts? And torquing the bolts will bring the pressure plate in contact with the flywheel correct? I have about a 3/16 gap all the way around my pressure plate. That seems like alot huh? Is that too much?
I would think it depends on your setup. I would check with the manufacturer for the correct specs for your application.
Is this the same process as a sbc 283 with a Muncie m20?
Not sure, but I would think it would be pretty much the same on any engine/trans setup like this.
Did you put in the throwout bearing before you started reassembly?
I put the throw-out bearing on the yoke, installed the yoke on the bell housing and then installed the bell housing.