Re: Khan's Motoring Chronicles - PICTURES & VIDEOS
clutch pack,
there's a bit of a story here. These are discontinued by GM and basically every supplier had run out of stock. A few companies started producing these in small quantities by themselves, but did not last. These were virtually non-existent when I began sourcing them last year.
PontiacGP found me a contact on V8Buick.com, who began producing his own in small numbers, he charged $199 for a set.
recently, GBodyParts.com has started to sell these, I'm not sure who Brian gets them from. But same price, $199. Here's the link http://www.gbodyparts.com/product_info. ... 3129a096ab
I also bought a new S-Spring from there, http://www.gbodyparts.com/product_info. ... 3129a096ab
This is a genuine GM part, some dealers still carry these. But I wonder how long they will last. The S-Spring posi has become obsolete, replaced by Eaton's plate/coil spring system. I hope these clutch packs and springs are continued to be sold, as the stock 8.5 posi is a bullet proof system and will hold it's age, and it would be nice to have parts available to rebuild them.
Not all of us can afford new $550 posi carriers from Eaton.
as an extra note: I've had people ask about the "Eaton Replacement Clutch-Pack" that most websites offer, with round ears. They are used in new plate/coil style Eaton posi units. These are NOT useable in the factory S-Spring style posi. The factory carriers require square ear clutches, lick shown below.
here's some pictures
not so happy about the rust on the shims,
I wonder if it was opened up by customs, coming across the boarder. Let some moisture in, started to rust
... it was somewhat minor, I used some WD40 with steel wool to clean it up
get varying thickness, from 0.010" to 0.035", in 0.005" increments
S-Spring
clutch pack,
there's a bit of a story here. These are discontinued by GM and basically every supplier had run out of stock. A few companies started producing these in small quantities by themselves, but did not last. These were virtually non-existent when I began sourcing them last year.
PontiacGP found me a contact on V8Buick.com, who began producing his own in small numbers, he charged $199 for a set.
recently, GBodyParts.com has started to sell these, I'm not sure who Brian gets them from. But same price, $199. Here's the link http://www.gbodyparts.com/product_info. ... 3129a096ab
I also bought a new S-Spring from there, http://www.gbodyparts.com/product_info. ... 3129a096ab
This is a genuine GM part, some dealers still carry these. But I wonder how long they will last. The S-Spring posi has become obsolete, replaced by Eaton's plate/coil spring system. I hope these clutch packs and springs are continued to be sold, as the stock 8.5 posi is a bullet proof system and will hold it's age, and it would be nice to have parts available to rebuild them.
Not all of us can afford new $550 posi carriers from Eaton.
as an extra note: I've had people ask about the "Eaton Replacement Clutch-Pack" that most websites offer, with round ears. They are used in new plate/coil style Eaton posi units. These are NOT useable in the factory S-Spring style posi. The factory carriers require square ear clutches, lick shown below.
here's some pictures
not so happy about the rust on the shims,
I wonder if it was opened up by customs, coming across the boarder. Let some moisture in, started to rust
... it was somewhat minor, I used some WD40 with steel wool to clean it up
get varying thickness, from 0.010" to 0.035", in 0.005" increments
S-Spring
