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6. On top of the clutch housing, cover the timing mark window with a piece of duct tape. This will keep you from inadvertently dropping anything into the clutch housing.
Shame I didn't read it really...
We put a fresh engine into my 944, and I was left to finish it off, which is taking longer than I expected.. Someone else removed all the intake manifold & stuff off the top of the engine, so it was a bit of trial & error to put it all back together.
..so I got the intake all together, pretty much everything on the car back & connected, ready to go. Only problem was I'd dropped a long hex key I'd used when I was setting the gap for the reference sensor. This is an awkward job, down the back of the engine on top of the bellhousing, which you have to do by feel rather than by sight. I heard a clunk as it dropped, but couldn't see it on the floor... maybe it was sat on top of the starter or torque tube?
I turned the engine over by hand & could hear a metallic noise coming from the clutch housing..[
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I tried a magnet on a wire, took off the starter & clutch slave, and tried easing the clutch housing apart, but couldn't find it, so the only option was to remove the gearbox & torque tube to get at the clutch housing...which I've just finished the removal stage today. Might sound simple but there's lots to get off before you can get access to everything. See attached pic for the offending tool and the housing (and the hole it fell in)
I decided that while I'm doing it I'll fit a new Only9 short shift linkage & new gear lever and fill the transmission mount with urethane to firm it up. I've also ordered new bearings & shaft for the clutch fork. So at least I get some reward for my effort.
Here's the offending article, and the hole it fell in
The only problem left is that one of the gearbox mount bolts is stuck - no amount of hammering will shift it at the moment. I had to take the box off in one piece with the gearbox crossmember. I'll give it a good soak for a few days & see if it comes free.
Shame I didn't read it really...
We put a fresh engine into my 944, and I was left to finish it off, which is taking longer than I expected.. Someone else removed all the intake manifold & stuff off the top of the engine, so it was a bit of trial & error to put it all back together.
..so I got the intake all together, pretty much everything on the car back & connected, ready to go. Only problem was I'd dropped a long hex key I'd used when I was setting the gap for the reference sensor. This is an awkward job, down the back of the engine on top of the bellhousing, which you have to do by feel rather than by sight. I heard a clunk as it dropped, but couldn't see it on the floor... maybe it was sat on top of the starter or torque tube?
I turned the engine over by hand & could hear a metallic noise coming from the clutch housing..[
]I tried a magnet on a wire, took off the starter & clutch slave, and tried easing the clutch housing apart, but couldn't find it, so the only option was to remove the gearbox & torque tube to get at the clutch housing...which I've just finished the removal stage today. Might sound simple but there's lots to get off before you can get access to everything. See attached pic for the offending tool and the housing (and the hole it fell in)
I decided that while I'm doing it I'll fit a new Only9 short shift linkage & new gear lever and fill the transmission mount with urethane to firm it up. I've also ordered new bearings & shaft for the clutch fork. So at least I get some reward for my effort.
Here's the offending article, and the hole it fell in
The only problem left is that one of the gearbox mount bolts is stuck - no amount of hammering will shift it at the moment. I had to take the box off in one piece with the gearbox crossmember. I'll give it a good soak for a few days & see if it comes free.
