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Guide: Do-It-Yourself C5 Clutch Installation

[CorvSport Curated Guide Series] This how-to gives you all the steps to install a clutch on your C5, while on jack stands!

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Corvette Forum member Dope has his C5 up on jack stands!

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Today’s guide comes from Corvette Forum member “Dope” and answers that question many ambitious wanna-be wrenchers ask: Can I replace the clutch on my C5 while on jackstands? Dope asked himself the question and answered with a resounding, heck yes!

CorvSport Complexity Guide

  • Difficulty: 9 (10 most difficult)
  • Patience Needed: 10
  • Level of Specialty Tools Required: 8
  • Is a Helper Recommended? Yes

This curated C5 clutch installation is fully credited to Dope and is being presented to our CorvSport community in an unedited format.

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