IMS Replacement... The Jager Saga

[Perfectlap]

Excellent. Do you have a professional background in auto repair?

I just 1-upgraded my exhaust (Fabspeed), the 2-MAF and 3-AOS went kaput, 4-front shocks had to replaced, 5-front wheels straightened and refinished, 6-new tires (B'stones), 7-new brake pads went in, 8-replaced the ignition switch.....10K miles ago I had to do the 9-alternator and 10-starter, 11-O2 Sensors, 13- clutch, 14-flywheel and the 15-LN IMS unit.

[Jager]

I finished the project late this afternoon, including new motor mount installation. I also recorded some data that I am currently looking at.
The transmission installation was fairly straight forward. The trickiest part was installing the clutch slave cylinder located on the top side of the transmission. I have read other posts where guys had a hard time installing this. My trick was to install it before bolting the transmission to the motor. That way you don’t have the full load of the clutch pushing on the fork, pushing against the slave cylinder piston. The bolt holding the slave cylinder was still a challenge but got it in a lot easier than if the transmission was bolted-up.
See the bolt in the attached photo - red circle.

[Jager]

Installed new O2 sensors, the front sensors have a shorter cable than the sensor behind the catalytic converter.

[Jager]

Do you think I needed a new motor mount??

[Jager]

Pan back on... Sure looks a lot different cleaned-up.

[Jager]

Put 8 1/2 quarts of Mobil One, it's the only oil I use. Also trying-out Royal Purple in the gear box.

Does anyone else have this decal on the under-side of their trunk??

[Jager]

It's like driving a new car again! The clutch grabs quickly, the gearbox is shifting very smoothly, and no more vibration at 3000 RPM. I'm sure the old flywheel was causing the vibration problem.

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Excellent. Do you have a professional background in auto repair?

No I do not have any professional experience in auto repair, it's all been hobby. I started when I was 17, over 30 years ago, mostly played with muscle cars with V-8's.

Jager