Re: G56 Clutch Job - Tips, Tricks, Tools, ETC
Closing this out. Rest of the job was easy, only minor issue was finding a place for the clutch master cylinder remote reservoir as my truck has all of the upfitter switch fuses in the way.
All in all my lessons learned:
1 - you absolutely can do this yourself in your driveway
2 - #1 assumes you have a nice trans jack, and don't need to necessarily take the trans out from under the truck. I didn't have enough clearance just having the front of the truck on ramps.
3 - oddly, it sounds like the truck starts easier/the starter doesn't work as hard with the new flywheel
4 - in line with the above, my truck idles quieter not having broken springs in the DMF
5 - being overly paranoid about torque specs, proper bellhousing alignment before bolting it up, etc paid off
6 - take your time if you can. I estimate it took me about 10 hours of actual work time
7 - I found the French fry I dropped in 2014 under the console
The clutch feels super smooth and actually easier to disengage than stock. Granted my stock throwout bearing was toast and there was a bunch if crap in the slave.
Hope all of this was helpful.
- Steve
Re: G56 Clutch Job - Tips, Tricks, Tools, ETC
Awesome.
Thanks for update.
I would love to tackle this myself but I am unsure.
A little help would be nice but I'm just starting with my research.
Why did you choose the SBC single over the crowd favorites and how is it doing?
Re: G56 Clutch Job - Tips, Tricks, Tools, ETC
Nice thread. Possibly tackling the same thing in a few months. #7 with the fry :rofl: no telling what's in mine.
Re: G56 Clutch Job - Tips, Tricks, Tools, ETC
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Spider8408
Awesome.
Thanks for update.
I would love to tackle this myself but I am unsure.
A little help would be nice but I'm just starting with my research.
Why did you choose the SBC single over the crowd favorites and how is it doing?
I went with the single as for the most part I only use the truck to tow a lighter 11k trailer, and it isn't a daily driver anymore.
When I called SBC this is what they recommended, so figured they know best.
Too early to tell how it's doing, but I'll update the thread after a few thousand miles and some towing.
As I said previously though it certainly feels a little lighter than factory.
Feel free to post here or PM me with any questions!