pr1mu5

Hi All,

I've got this grinding noise when I push in the clutch all the way, and I don't think I have the time/patience/garage to do this job myself.

I normally go to Horsepower Sales in Pompano Beach, the best around for upgrades, cool stuff, but I think this is more of just a general repair thing, and I don't want to travel so far.

Any recommendations closer to Boynton Beach for a good mechanic? I'm thinking this might just be a clutch component, not the entire clutch that is bad, as the clutch still works fine, doesn't smell burning, it just grinds when I push it in all the way...

Radioshop

My go-to guy is in Miami, which is even worse. You may want to ask the someone in the Corvette Club of the Palm Beaches ( http://www.ccpb.us/ ).

QuikZilver

John...I know this is blasphemous, since I only take my cars to HPS as well (even for general repairs and such), but there is also Eissman's (sp?) Corvette up in Jupiter. They do mainly general repairs and not much in the way of mods.
BTW...missed you at the Challenge in December...I placed Second. Hope to see you for the Feb event.

VetteMed

If you decide to wrench on it yourself, let me know -- I live in Boynton Beach also, and I've got some experience with clutch issues (mostly on the T56, but the basic mechanics are the same).

pr1mu5

Thanks for the proposed help... I'm going to get the car up on ramps in the next day or two and see if the exhaust is going to come off without too much trouble... if that ends up not being a big deal then maybe I'll give this a shot.

I just love the instructions I've read so far to replace the clutch:
# Disconnect the negative battery cable, then raise and support the vehicle safely.
# Remove the complete exhaust system.
# Remove the transmission assembly.

Awesome.

XQIZT

Eismann's in Jupiter...great honest shop. They did my prepurchase inspection in 2003 and were spot on with every thing they found.
A C1 was there, so I figure they have their act together.

VetteMed

I just had the exhaust out of my 94 in order to install a Hurst shifter. It's not too bad, really. There's the bolts from just behind the cats, to the intermediate pipes. 3 per flange. THen it's just the hangers all along the way. The spring-loaded hangers are a little tricky but not impossible. Soak it all in PB Blaster for a while before trying to loosen anything though.