[Shotimes] Clutch Changeout

[Bob]

I used calipers on both rings and they came out the same.  Then I put the
Fidanza ring up to the SHO Shop flywheel and some of the holes would line
up, but not most of them.  Since the SHO Shop flywheel is supposed to be 9
3/4", I think that this insert must be for the newer Fidanza that features
an enlarged steel insert.  I guess I'll put it on eBay.  I paid $50 for it.

The area behind the flywheel was dry for sure, but there was fresh oil on
the bottom of the pan and on the pan-side of the aluminum starter alignment
plate.  There also appears to be a piece of aluminum between the main seal
and the block.  I haven't seen anything like that before, so I dont know
what to call it.  I think it's possible that the source could have been the
block-side seal on this aluminum part.  It could also be the oil pan gasket.
Im thinking that the oil on the inside of the bell housing could have only
come from the trans side of things.

I think Im going to do a 3.2 conversion at some point, so Ill work it out
then.

	-- Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Fisher
> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 4:01 AM
>
> It sounds like your rear main crank seal might be
> leaking. Oh well, next time.
>
> So the Fidanza insert fits one of the SHOshop
> flywheels? It just has a different bolt pattern?
>
> Ian
>
> --- Bob <bob@hotpursuit.net> wrote:
>
> > The clutch changeout on the 89 went pretty well
> > today.  Hopefully, I did it
> > correctly and it will last awhile.  I took out a
> > HDPP with bent fingers and
> > a partly worn Fibertuff disc and put in a SPEC Stage
> > 3 PP and ceramic
> > clutch.  The HDPP and the SPEC PP were identical
> > Valeo units.  The SHO Shop
> > flywheel insert looked fine and still had a
> > machining pattern on it, so I
> > just roughed it up a little with some sandpaper.
> > The Fidanza insert I
> > bought was the same size as the SHO Shop insert, but
> > had a slightly
> > different bolt pattern.  I also left the ceramic TOB
> > in place since I didn't
> > see anything wrong there.  It took four hours to
> > complete using a two post
> > lift and another set of hands when I dropped the
> > subframe.  One thing that I
> > almost screwed up was a sensor on the top of the
> > trans; it wanted to hit the
> > unibody when I dropped the trans down and when I was
> > putting it back up.
> >
> > There was a small oil leak, that I was unable to
> > identify the source of.
> > The inside of the bell housing was oily, but the
> > flywheel and PP were
> > completely dry.  I think that would make it a
> > transmission seal.  The fluid
> > did not appear to be red however.  Perhaps the
> > clutch dust had turned it
> > brown.