Cascade Crew

RSFreak · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject: Cost of clutch replacement

Has anyone had a shop replace a clutch on a 3rdgen? I want to get an idea of how much it will cost to get my Camaro back on the road. If I had a place to do it, I'd do it myself, but an apartment parking lot is not the ideal environment for car repair, not to mention a violation of my lease agreement (thought I did swap an intake manifold in the parking lot of my last apartment.) Very Happy

aaron_sK · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject:

Will it make it to Lakewood in it's current state? If so, I currently lack a project in the garage. Very Happy

RSFreak · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:08 am Post subject:

I can tow it! Or you could take it off my hands cheap!!! Very Happy

aaron_sK · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:34 am Post subject:

John, if you can get your hands on a flatbed or tow dolly, and a few gallons of diesel fuel, I did just buy a big shiny red tow rig... Yup yup

RSFreak · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:50 pm Post subject:

Thats the plan then! We'll figure out a good time and then get my 'Maro back on the road! Cool

iansane · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:23 pm Post subject:

Let me know when. I'll come by and help out. I can bring tools/beer/etc if need be as well. Very Happy

RSFreak · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:56 pm Post subject:

Nice!

turbo_jimi · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:03 am Post subject:

Looks like we'll be having Camaro Garage at Aaron's place. Smile

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject:

Will probably be another couple of weeks till we can do this. I still have yet to get all my stuff over here, then I need to clean out the garage (no small task itself).

I have:

Four tall jackstands
Tranny jack
Tow rig
All the hand tools we will need

You guys will need to figure out:

Trailer or tow dolly
High floor jack (my good one be all broke and shizzle Sad

)
Compressor, air wrench, and lines

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:42 pm Post subject:

LOL tranny jack?! Laughing

For a T5?

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:50 pm Post subject:

Only time I ever actually used that thing was putting the SM465/NP205 combo into my K5. Kept it around though, in case I was feeling lazy. Razz

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:51 pm Post subject:

Mmmm Yeah Iron Muncie Truck Tranny Heavy

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:54 pm Post subject:

Iron Muncie by itself ain't bad. It's the Muncie in front of the iron New Process gear-driven case that gets ya. Laughing

Alphius · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:26 am Post subject:

Ugh. I did that SM465/NP thing with no tranny jack. Luckily I only had to remove, not reinstall. It was hard enough gently lowering and bench-pressing that combo out from under a Suburban on my back, I had no intentions of lifting that sucker back up there!

Lol compressor. I can do a clutch in under 3 hours with no power/air tools on my Camaro. Tappy tap tap

Geez, Aaron, man up dude. You're getting soft. Razz

Spikeophant · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:22 am Post subject:

Nothing wrong with using the right tools to make a job simple. I use tranny jacks and air tools for all trans I do, even aluminum autos. Smile

RSFreak · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:00 pm Post subject:

James has a tall jack. I've got a compressor at his house, but its a big 50 gallon monster. I got tools and lines too. Last time we did the clutch we didn't use air tools and didn't have any problems. In fact the hardest part was reinstalling the torque arm mount! The f-ing bolt refused to thread!!! Took about 1/2 hour to get it to cooperate! Mad

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:35 pm Post subject:

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:36 pm Post subject:

3hrs + time to surface the flywheel? Wink

Alphius · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:39 am Post subject:

All right, you got me. Air tools for the flywheel. Laughing

I forgot that part, I've never had a flywheel worn enough to need a resurface. I just check with a straightedge, make sure there's zero groovage, and rough it up to bed the new clutch. Never had a problem, and I get to leave the flywheel in the car. Razz

Sorry I called you names Aaron, can you ever forgive me? Wink

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:26 am Post subject: