I'm
finally getting around to doing the clutch swap in my CTS-V...
I'll be posting pics of my progress.
I am almost positive my stock dual-mass flywheel has begun to fail and come apart. I have a considerable vibration in the drivetrain which is still present with clutch engaged as well as while parked and in neutral. That rules out the trans, driveshaft, rear, and tires. Also for a while now the clutch had hydraulic issues with the slave not fully disengaging, or so it feels.
To solve all this, I'm installing a new GM ZO6 LS7 clutch setup with new one piece flywheel and new hydraulics. I also have ARP flywheel bolts and ARP pressure plate bolts. And I even went ahead and got the remote bleeder line from LAPD so future bleeding will be much easier and I won't ever be dumping old fluid inside the bellhousing.
Tonight I just put the car up on jack stands. And gave it all a quick look over underneath. Tomorrow I'll be dropping the exhaust and pulling the driveshaft. I gotta make sure to mark driveshaft in order to ensure everything lines back up the same way to avoid and other possible vibrations. I'm in no rush to do this so I'm taking my time.
more to come tomorrow...