Flywheel Resurface? - North East F-Body Association

BOTTLEDZ28 · #1 04-26-2011, 01:35 AM

Question for you guys that have had your flywheels turned. my buddy has a stock flywheel (96 Z) that he has had turned about 2 times and now needs to do it again. I told him he may need spacers now. Have any of you guys used spacers after the first resurface?

Reason for the constant resurfacing is he sucks at driving a clutch.

941LE · #2 04-26-2011, 01:44 AM

tell him to get a automatic

black heartbeat · #3 04-26-2011, 01:46 AM

you mean a spacer in between the flywheel and the crank?

BOTTLEDZ28 · #4 04-26-2011, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by black heartbeat

you mean a spacer in between the flywheel and the crank?

yes. I have been trying to find the specs on a NEW OEM flywheel so that I can compare the thickness of his to what it should be when its new. He is going on his 3rd clutch in about 30K miles. He has a habit of pedaling the clutch pedal and gas pedal at the same time. He has already broke two forks in half. How in the hell do you break a clutch fork. Especially two of them. I had a spare until he broke it.

ILuvPizzaTimes10 · #5 04-26-2011, 02:15 AM

Who has been installing the clutches? if he is hes not indexing the fork into the square end of the throw out bearing properly. ior who ever is doing it. same thing. and second if you resurface it twice get a new one. it will for SURE warp and cause a NASTY chatter in the clutch pedal and possibly hurt the tranny.

irockidz28 · #6 04-26-2011, 02:32 AM

^yea at some point you gotta suck it up and buy a new one

ILuvPizzaTimes10 · #7 04-26-2011, 02:32 AM

ohh and sorry but i didnt wanna clutter up Adams thread So i moved your question here.

black heartbeat · #8 04-26-2011, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BOTTLEDZ28

yes. I have been trying to find the specs on a NEW OEM flywheel so that I can compare the thickness of his to what it should be when its new. He is going on his 3rd clutch in about 30K miles. He has a habit of pedaling the clutch pedal and gas pedal at the same time. He has already broke two forks in half. How in the hell do you break a clutch fork. Especially two of them. I had a spare until he broke it.

Theres no minimum factory spec on them because gm doesnt approve the turning of them, one issue I've run into because i had to get my flywheel turned and I dont' know how many times its been turned before, so it's pretty much install and cross your fingers lol

Batman · #9 04-26-2011, 12:00 PM

def get a new one at this point

BOTTLEDZ28 · #10 04-26-2011, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ILuvPizzaTimes10

Who has been installing the clutches? if he is hes not indexing the fork into the square end of the throw out bearing properly. ior who ever is doing it. same thing. and second if you resurface it twice get a new one. it will for SURE warp and cause a NASTY chatter in the clutch pedal and possibly hurt the tranny.

I am the one that has always installed his tranny (on my back). I have never had any issues with getting the fork seated into the pivot and TO bearing. He is doing something in his driving that is causing stuff to break. I have pulled my tranny out a dozen times and never once have I had an issue with the fork or anything else in there. THis guy just seems to always break stuff. He might have MAYBE 300hp.

He is now looking for a new clutch and flywheel setup and I just cant see him throwing a lot of money into it. He wants a Mcleod. Oh and his trans is in 500 pieces too. He is also looking for another LT1 T56. If anyone has a decent trans or a virgin flywheel then let me know.

Oh and the chattering when he would take off slowly would rattle yourr teeth out of your mouth.