i went to get some bolts today since a few people have said that the flywheel bolts and pressure plate bolts, are special.


i was fine with the flywheel bolts. $1.50 each, not to bad, so i ordered them

then he told me the price on the little pressure plate bolts,

$6.80 EACH... the only way that is reasonable is if you get all 6 bolts for that amount. he claimed that the price was per bolt, i told him to stick it

someone tell me he was lying please,

or tell me where i can get those bolts, i already looked through the ARP listings, in my summit catalog and they don't have them

any help is greatly appreciated, and one more thing, i need the dust shield/clutch inspection cover, for my v8 t5 bell housing, any body has one email me, or do i dare to ask about that item at the dealer

 

The dust shield is $5 at the dealer. Thats where I got mine from.

 

On that subject the same kinda pressure plate bolts for my friends '88 Accord were $8 a pop.

So we walked around to the shop at the same dealer and asked one of the mechanics who gladly handed us the eight bolts we needed for free. So we bought him a case of beer and all was good...

 

the preasure plate bolts aren't a standard hardwear item ,they special made to index the preasure plate.

 

A set of them from Mr Gasket is about $10 or $12.

Like ede said, they're special bolts, they are hardened and have a shoulder of a specific diameter that centers the clutch on the flywheel properly, DO NOT attempt to rig it by using regular bolts, you WILL have trouble, possibly up to and including losing feet. After all, your right foot is less than 6" from those bolts; can you predict which way that pressure plate is going to fly when the bolts let go at 5000 RPM?

 

thanks RB, i don't suppose you would have that mr gasket part number? or will i be able to find it in their online catalog

 

You can get ARP Pressure Plate Bolts (Complete Set) for $6.95 at Summit! They're 170,000 psi bolts.
#ARP-130-2201

GM Parts Pricing is way out of hand!
Get the ARP's , they're better anyway.
I have them on my 92 RS.
-Rich-

 

i found the mr.gasket ones, i will prolly use them since i can probly get them at the local advanced auto, they seem to be able to get anything from the mr gasket catalog. and the best part is no shipping or handling cost

 

Part # 12337973 Flywheel bolt is $3.48 each
Part # 838653 PP bolt is $1.71 each from City Chevy in Charlotte.

I got screwed on them at that price. I could have got the flywheel form the Pontiac for $1.99 each.

 

you think 6.80 is crazy for a bolt? you only need 6...
try buying disk brake bolts that hold the calipers to the bracket..
try $22 something each!! go buy 8 of those babys!

 

i got a set of pressure plate bolts at o'riellys, for less than $6,

yes $6.80 is crazy, for a 1 inch long 3/8 bolt, i don't care how special they are

 

You're suprised that gm tries to rip you off? These are the same people that still charge almost $1k each for replacement t-tops on cars that at the youngest are rolling up on 11 years old. Get what you have too from them, but try everybody else first if you can.

 

I had a similar experience at GM I wanted to buy screws for my afpr and they wanted $17 a per screw. I got a whole box at a bolt store for 22.