Obligatory C5 Thread

[CaleDeRoo]

Also does anyone know if the cupholder phone mounts work? I just want a place to put my phone so I can control my muzik, and since the cupholder is useless anyways I figured I'd start there.

I've got a Macally one that works well in most cars, but doesn't work in the

Rook rike dis:

C5 cupholder is can sized and only about an inch deep so I'm hesitant to buy one

[Acid666]

If you buy that $80 spring I'm going to laugh at you every post that I see in this C5 thread.
Airboat that bitch if you want a return spring. Don't give in to the man.

I never checked the price. Dafuq you want me to airboat?

The spring you're referencing is a $2 spring attached to a piece custom cut aluminum. You could easily fab this up for just a few bucks and not have to pay the unreal price of your first born child

https://www.lingenfelter.com/product/L3 ... MMyHaROk0M

[CaleDeRoo]

Yeah I could probably make something at work, but is it worth the time? I'm considering buying it, copying it with some scrap I've got at work and sending it back, which would eliminate some guess work and me having to go back and forth under my dash to make sure everything fits correctly.

[CaleDeRoo]

Some positive news is that two days ago my driver's side window seal decided it would stop leaking while I drive.

[Desertbreh]

If you buy that $80 spring I'm going to laugh at you every post that I see in this C5 thread.
Airboat that bitch if you want a return spring. Don't give in to the man.

I never checked the price. Dafuq you want me to airboat?

Has anyone introduced you to our Lord and Savior JB Weld?

[Irish]

Yeah I could probably make something at work, but is it worth the time? I'm considering buying it, copying it with some scrap I've got at work and sending it back, which would eliminate some guess work and me having to go back and forth under my dash to make sure everything fits correctly.

CeleDeRoo pulling the old SwitchErRoo ....... coincidence? I think not.......

[Acid666]

Yeah I could probably make something at work, but is it worth the time? I'm considering buying it, copying it with some scrap I've got at work and sending it back, which would eliminate some guess work and me having to go back and forth under my dash to make sure everything fits correctly.

That spring is easy. Grab a few and try a few different tensions to figure which works best.
That little bracket, literally a piece of raw aluminum stock with a slot cut out of it, and a hole drilled in it, and a tapped screw into the side where a set screw is thrown in.
You can cut aluminum with a lot of things around the house. Or you could fab up your own thing with several pieces where you drill and tap and create your own bracket.
I'm guessing I could make that thing for under $10-15 and then spend the other $70 that I saved from Dr Lingenfelter himself on the www.GimpsGoneWild.com... AND have enough left over to replenish some of my JB Weld stash.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

What does this spring do? Most people remove clutch pedal springs...

[troyguitar]

Yeah I could probably make something at work, but is it worth the time? I'm considering buying it, copying it with some scrap I've got at work and sending it back, which would eliminate some guess work and me having to go back and forth under my dash to make sure everything fits correctly.

That spring is easy. Grab a few and try a few different tensions to figure which works best.
That little bracket, literally a piece of raw aluminum stock with a slot cut out of it, and a hole drilled in it, and a tapped screw into the side where a set screw is thrown in.
You can cut aluminum with a lot of things around the house. Or you could fab up your own thing with several pieces where you drill and tap and create your own bracket.
I'm guessing I could make that thing for under $10-15 and then spend the other $70 that I saved from Dr Lingenfelter himself on the www.GimpsGoneWild.com... AND have enough left over to replenish some of my JB Weld stash.

Just use a bungee cord.

[Acid666]

What does this spring do? Most people remove clutch pedal springs...

If you haven't fully flushed out the clutch fluid from the slave cylinder the pedal sometimes has a tendency to stick to the floor when you mash it and get higher into the rpms. You have to shove your foot below it and pull it back up. From what I read after it happened to me a full flush of the system solves this, but you've basically got to have the remote bleeder installed to easily bleed it often. The spring just brings it back to zero with more force than the factory setup.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

What does this spring do? Most people remove clutch pedal springs...

If you haven't fully flushed out the clutch fluid from the slave cylinder the pedal sometimes has a tendency to stick to the floor when you mash it and get higher into the rpms. You have to shove your foot below it and pull it back up. From what I read after it happened to me a full flush of the system solves this, but you've basically got to have the remote bleeder installed to easily bleed it often. The spring just brings it back to zero with more force than the factory setup.

Interesting...seems like more of a bandaid than anything.

[Acid666]

If you haven't fully flushed out the clutch fluid from the slave cylinder the pedal sometimes has a tendency to stick to the floor when you mash it and get higher into the rpms. You have to shove your foot below it and pull it back up. From what I read after it happened to me a full flush of the system solves this, but you've basically got to have the remote bleeder installed to easily bleed it often. The spring just brings it back to zero with more force than the factory setup.

Interesting...seems like more of a bandaid than anything.

This is some good insight as to the WHY.
http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/engine ... -speaking/

This is also where the "Ranger" method came in to kind of cheat and replace your fluid, even tho it really isn't replacing anything... Just pulling old shit out and filling it with new shit. I personally get a hose down as deep as possible into my master cylinder and push clean fluid in from as far down as possible (the old black shit comes up and then I remove that from the reservoir). But the proper way is to do a real bleed, but most people don't wanna get down into the bellhousing area to get to the bleed nipple. Hence why the remote bleeder exists.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Interesting...seems like more of a bandaid than anything.

This is some good insight as to the WHY.
This is also where the "Ranger" method came in to kind of cheat and replace your fluid, even tho it really isn't replacing anything... Just pulling old shit out and filling it with new shit. I personally get a hose down as deep as possible into my master cylinder and push clean fluid in from as far down as possible (the old black shit comes up and then I remove that from the reservoir). But the proper way is to do a real bleed, but most people don't wanna get down into the bellhousing area to get to the bleed nipple. Hence why the remote bleeder exists.

Interesting.

[Acid666]

Forgot the link, Check it

It has a lot to do with the fact that Chevy put the slave cylinder really close to the bellhousing area. And it breaks down the fluid faster there since it's prone to get more heat.

[troyguitar]

Remote bleed line belongs on every con

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Forgot the link, Check it

It has a lot to do with the fact that Chevy put the slave cylinder really close to the bellhousing area. And it breaks down the fluid faster there since it's prone to get more heat.

Oh wow, I didn't know the details. The slave cylinder is basically IN the bellhousing BTW.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Remote bleed line belongs on every con

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Reminds me...I need to bleed my clutch.

[CaleDeRoo]

I'll have the clutch bled when I do some other work to it and put some high temp fluid in.

[Purpc5z]

When I got my the clutch fluid was basically black. it made reverse a pain to get in and first gear was no walk in the park either. Replaced the clutch and tranny fluid and its muy bueno. I've got into the habit of changing the clutch fluid every fill up.

[Irish]

When I got my the clutch fluid was basically black. it made reverse a pain to get in and first gear was no walk in the park either. Replaced the clutch and tranny fluid and its muy bueno. I've got into the habit of changing the clutch fluid every fill up.

please tell me you meant checking

[D Griff]

I was wondering if the frost on the car in the morning may have gotten moisture somewhere in the door and that was the reason? After my spirited drive home the window worked again. Didn't try it this morning since it was pouring.

Has anyone tried high temp fluid for the clutch along with a Lingenfelter return spring?

I use the same fluid as brakes - ATE Bloo. Lots of ATE haters on the web I know, but it’s relatively affordable and hasn’t boiled yet on the track and I’ve cracked rotors so I’m using the brakes hard I think.

I’m going to attempt the bleeding procedure in the trans tunnel next weekend.

[D Griff]

When I got my the clutch fluid was basically black. it made reverse a pain to get in and first gear was no walk in the park either. Replaced the clutch and tranny fluid and its muy bueno. I've got into the habit of changing the clutch fluid every fill up.

please tell me you meant checking

life

[D Griff]

I have zero fabrication skills and no garage... I might just blow the $80 on the spring bandaid and do the ranger method 20 more times.... just read all of this.

After reading that article, it sounds like the only real solution is replacing the cylinders and fluid (duh) which is a huge task... seems like the bandaid solution is simple, will work, and is ultimately $10 in brake fluid and $80 for an overpriced part. I don’t mind supporting the bros who made the effort to find a solution, albeit a silly one.

[D Griff]

CaleDeRoo, if you wanna buy and copy I’ll give you $70 for it