Clutch selection for a 1970 BB

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>> Hmm. When I first got the car almost 2 years ago, I had it in to a Chevy
>> dealer to diagnose an occasional drivetrain noise. They put it on a
>> lift, starting running it, and got it stuck in 3d gear. They called me
>> with this information and started talking about a new transmission. I
>> freaked and had a talk with the service manager, told him the damn
>> transmission wasn't broke when I took it in. In the end, they fixed what
>> they broke on their dime, but I had the clutch replaced, since the trans
>> was already out and they ate the labor on that. But the repair list said
>> they "resurfaced" the flywheel. I later learned here that dual-mass
>> flywheels aren't supposed to be resurfaced. Still, I've had no further
>> issues with the clutch/trans, other than replacing the clutch master
>> cylinder last summer.
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>> The noise I was originally complaining about still exists, and it's on
>> the list for next year. It won't go back to that dealer, though. A
>> local Corvette club pointed me to a much better shop. At any rate, this
>> year's 'Vette budget is about shot.
>>
>> AJM
>> '93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
> Just a thought, maybe the original noise came from the flywheel being
> replaced with a non-dual mass flywheel. Common change but if not then at
> least the flywheel couldn't have been worn very much. Then again did you
> see the "resurfaced" fly wheel? I don't trust my cars to many people and
> when I do they better have the old parts or show me the new ones as they
> put them in or the cost is theirs. Even on the one bad experience I had
> when I went dead on the freeway they gave me back a freshly cleaned
> Corvette, like they were delivering it new, and all of the parts they
> changed.

No, I didn't see it, and the repair bill said they outsourced that item. If
Ric is correct and he customarily is, I'd be hearing gear rattle without the
dual-mass, and I do not. I'm not sure what the noise is. It is most
noticeable when turning at low speeds, after I've driven the car a bit. In
a somewhat lame defense of the dealer, they did wash and wax the car before
I finally got it back, after 13 days in their shop.

AJM
'93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp

Even though I have always placed Vettes or Hot Rods with auto trans
with Harleys and training wheels, but a TipTronic would be nice to me..

Would have to get rid of the auto shifter sticking up out of the console
though :-)
There is just something about that straight gate and shift pattern
indicator that turns me off...

And it's totally personal and not rational :-)

PJ wrote:

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> Me thinks, we've the answer to the "paddle-shifter/Tiptronic" question.
> PJ


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I think I remember the ZF rattle/non-dualmass situation occurred at idle
and not under load.

CardsFan wrote:

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>No, I didn't see it, and the repair bill said they outsourced that item. If
>Ric is correct and he customarily is, I'd be hearing gear rattle without the
>dual-mass, and I do not. I'm not sure what the noise is. It is most
>noticeable when turning at low speeds, after I've driven the car a bit. In
>a somewhat lame defense of the dealer, they did wash and wax the car before
>I finally got it back, after 13 days in their shop.
>
>AJM
>'93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
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