What type of flywheel/clutch assembly should be used?

[Guest Anonymous]

I have a stock flywheel and LUKE pressure plate but my pedal pressure is too hard and my clutch will not disengage. What might be wrong or what combination would be better?

[Dan Juday]

Welcome to Hybrid Phatz.

Need a little more info. I take it this is in a V8Z and you're using a hydrulic set-up. What master and slave cyclinders are you using?

[Guest Anonymous]

Yes, this is a chevy V8Z hydraulic set up. I have a Wilwood master 5" in length from which I have a stainless steel braided (dash 3) connected to my '86 camaro slave cylinder, stock flywheel.

Please advise. What am I doing wrong? Why will my clutch not disengage, and why is my pedal pressure too hard?

[Guest greimann]

We are going to need to know the diameter of the master cylinder to understand the situation. It should be cast in the side of the cylinder body as a fraction. Also, is this LUK clutch an OEM style replacement or a racing type?

[Guest Anonymous]

It is a 3/4" and the LUK is an OEM style replacement. Please HELP!

[Dan Juday]

I have a very similar setup. I have the f-body T5 using the converted plastic slave cylinder and an oem Luk clutch package. The FIRST master cylinder I had was a tilton 3/4". It was too small and did not move enough fluid into the slave to disengage the clutch. After consulting with the folks here I changed to a 7/8" and everything worked fine. That explaines why your clutch doesn't disengage but it doesn't explaine why your pedal pressure is too high.

[80LS1T]

Did you just put the new clutch in? Cause when I got my engine the clutch was "frozen" as in rusted tight. No matter how hard I pushed it wouldn't dissengauge the clutch. Once I put the new clutch, throw out bearing and new pilot bearing in it worked fine!

 

This would not be your problem though if just did the clutch.

 

 

 

Guy