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[Grabber]

Then the tranny put back in.  He makes it look like a cake walk.

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My Senior Master Tech then hooked the vacuum pump up to bleed the clutch. This took about 10 minutes, because we did it 6 times to make sure all the air was out.

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It was then time to put the shifter back on.

[msmap]

Thanks Rob

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Just about time for the test drive.

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I did not know it, but 3 tech's, including my Senior Master Tech were about to play a big joke on me, that freaked me out.

Bad Tony was in on the joke and was taking pic's of me and I did not know it.

I was standing there watching my Tech getting ready to fire the car up.

[Grabber]

Then he fired it up, and I heard the rumble of my Corsa's.

.....and then a banging Knocking noise.

I could not believe what I was hearing. It was loud.

[aobrien]

Rob, the new parts look great, hopefully this fixes all the issues.  Keep us posted on how it runs and if there is any differences in clutch or shifting feel.


Al

[ff500]

I already have mine scheduled to go in after Labor Day.

[Grabber]

.....It sounded like my drive line was banging on the tunnel.

I was going to yell to the Tech to turn the motor off, but he let it keep running.

I was about ready to have a heart attack.

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Then....from the passenger side of my car a tech stood up and he had a hammer in one hand, and my old flywheel in his other hand.

He was hiding behind my car making that noise trying to freak Grabber out.

Then they all started laughing.

BOY WAS I RELIEVED.

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Bad Tony took some Pic's of my work today too.

Old Clutch & flywheel. Notice the heat checking with only 1000 miles.



The Tube of Blue Teflon Lube.



My new clutch with some Teflon lube in it.



Applying the lube to the shaft.



The Red boxs that hold all the "special tools".



The new flywheel profile.



The back of the new flywheel. Note the conical dome.



My baby on the operating table.

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Here's a couple more good Pic's from Bad Tonys photobucket:

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68fastback, on Aug 8 2008, 01:59 PM, said:

Rob, I noticed the original flywheel is cast nodular iron. I'm wondering if the new one is forged steel which I think will conduct and dissipate heat better. Dunno if it is ...just was wondering if there's some way to tell. Seems the old one has cooling vents which the new one apparently does not require -- that's what made me think of that.

All those new parts sure look mighty purdy!

Yes Dan the old Flywheel is Nodular iron, and it did not dissapate the heat very well at all. That's why they are warping. Did you notice that Valeo is stamped in that existing flywheel. They make the clutch too.

The new flywheel has "Ford" stamped in it, and the steel content has been changed.

I am very happy with how it drove home.

No more warping. No more clutch chatter.

[LuckySnake]

Grabber, on Aug 9 2008, 02:08 AM, said:

Yes Dan the old Flywheel is Nodular iron, and it did not dissapate the heat very well at all. That's why they are warping. Did you notice that Valeo is stamped in that existing flywheel. They make the clutch too.

The new flywheel has "Ford" stamped in it, and the steel content has been changed.

I am very happy with how it drove home.

No more warping. No more clutch chatter.

Glad to see the new parts installed, looks good!

[mrfarmdog]

Thanks for the pics Rob!  My kit is an and I will be taking my car in next week.  Do you know what the differences are on the input shaft?  I know this has been a weak link and was wondering if the replacement shaft is stronger?

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mrfarmdog, on Aug 9 2008, 07:56 AM, said:

Thanks for the pics Rob! My kit is an and I will be taking my car in next week. Do you know what the differences are on the input shaft? I know this has been a weak link and was wondering if the replacement shaft is stronger?

I will double check to see if it is stronger, but this is what my Tremec contact has told me.

1. The input shaft is much smoother. Polished is the word he used.

2. The 26 grooves (splines) in the input shaft have now been milled into the shaft a fuzz wider. I'm talking many about micro nano thousandths here. His exact words to me were: " The Pin diameter has been changed to the higher end of the specification".

With these 2 changes in the shaft it makes for a swift clutch disengagement. Combined with the blue teflon lube and the new nickel clutch hub splines makes for smooth shifting.

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Click on these pic's to enlarge them to get a much better look at the thicker section on the new flywheel. The conical shape on the 2nd generation flywheel is much different then the 1st generation flywheel. This is where the new 2nd gen. flywheel is getting it's strength to prevent it from warping. It is heavier in weight, but the inertia mass has been engineered in a manner that that there is no change in the inertia rotation compared to the 1st generation flywheel.

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Click on this pic to enlarge the view of the side of the flywheel that out clutch pads ride on. Look at the heat checking marks that are on the surface of the area where the clutch pads ride. This is with only 1000 miles of wear.

Edited by Grabber, 09 August 2008 - 07:37 AM.

[1badsho]

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great pictures and as always THANK YOU !!! ..... What i was most impressed with was your rear end ... ( NOT YOUR *SS GRABBER but THE CARS REAR END ! )

I recall when u re painted it and man it really stands out ... great job !