LS2Goat
Newbie
I've got about 10k miles on my lq4 swap in my 93 k1500. I haven't had a single problem to date with the engine, but my clutch system has been a nightmare. I am running a stock 350 clutch kit behind the 6.0, and mated to an nv4500 trans with the external slave bell housing. It always seemed to have a heavy clutch, but I didn't think much of it. Also, shortly after I did the swap, my throwout bearing started squeaking, it never got worse, or better, so I left it.
My problem started when the clutch fork bound up somehow and I popped the master cylinder. After this happened, I replaced the master cylinder, clutch kit, clutch line, clutch fork, and pivot ball. I put a new slave cylinder in when I did the swap so I let that be. All was well for about 30 miles but then my slave cylinder developed a crack near the bleed screw. I have about 500 miles on it since I replaced the faulty slave cylinder and all seems well now, but for how long? Every component in the clutch system is new, so what could be causing the heavy pedal? I'm thinking excessive pressure is what is causing the failures, but from what?
Also, my new throwout bearing is also doing the same squealing the old one did. Mind you the first bearing was a cheapy, but the new one is a Timken. Should the bearing always be riding on the pressure plate fingers, even with the clutch disengaged? There is no adjustment on a hydro clutch so I'm at a loss what to do there...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!
My problem started when the clutch fork bound up somehow and I popped the master cylinder. After this happened, I replaced the master cylinder, clutch kit, clutch line, clutch fork, and pivot ball. I put a new slave cylinder in when I did the swap so I let that be. All was well for about 30 miles but then my slave cylinder developed a crack near the bleed screw. I have about 500 miles on it since I replaced the faulty slave cylinder and all seems well now, but for how long? Every component in the clutch system is new, so what could be causing the heavy pedal? I'm thinking excessive pressure is what is causing the failures, but from what?
Also, my new throwout bearing is also doing the same squealing the old one did. Mind you the first bearing was a cheapy, but the new one is a Timken. Should the bearing always be riding on the pressure plate fingers, even with the clutch disengaged? There is no adjustment on a hydro clutch so I'm at a loss what to do there...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!