November 4, 2023
2023 Driveline Rebuild (Clutch)
A noisy throw-out bearing was the catalyst for what became a complete rebuild of the cars driveline. Replacing the throw-out bearing necessitated the removal of the gearbox, so we decided to fit a new clutch and rebuild the shifter at the same time. I had been planning for this work for a while, new transmission tunnel insulation (factory correct fiberglass) had been ordered from the USA, and a new exhaust was waiting to go on the car too.
The rebuilt shifter feels amazing, it's very tight and the throw is much shorter than before — it really feels like new.
Additional work undertaken included:
- Removed bellhousing, gearbox and driveshaft
- Machined flywheel
- Fitted Exidy clutch kit (clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearing)
- Fitted shifter linkage rebuild kit and adjusted shifter
- Fitted new transmission tunnel insulation (factory correct fiberglass)
- Fitted new universal joints to driveshaft
- Fitted new (rubber) gearbox mount
A video walk around of the Corvette on the day I picked it up from SR Performance. Note that the rear-end is sitting a bit high, the suspension settled down quite a bit once it was driven. Also note the exhaust, the new Magnaflow exhaust sounds fantastic. The admiring voice at the end is SR Performance owner Steve Rosenfels.
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