What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[Anker]

Is the jig your own design?

Anker

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by BruceH

Nicely done Charles

Originally Posted by 911monty

Looks Well Done and Done WELL

Thanks, guys
This is definitely a DIY job that most could tackle without much trouble. It's a bit time consuming, but not difficult.

Originally Posted by jcslocum

Now the FUN really begins. How much "while I'm in there" work will there be?

RMS, flywheel, clutch disc, pressure plate, throw out and pilot bearings, etc. I opted to leave the stock dual row IMSB alone. I hope that doesn't come back to bite me. I've never had any ferrous metal in the oil, so hopefully it will hold for a while longer. I will replace it at the first signs of failure (assuming there will be warning signs).

All parts were installed last night (wrapped up at 1am). I'm going to put the transmission back in today and hopefully get it all back together by tonight.

Originally Posted by Anker

Is the jig your own design?

Anker

The red bar? That's a Harbor Freight engine support bar. The cost was reasonable, so I just bought one rather than make my own. I put a jack under the sump as well, but it's not supporting any weight. It's just there for added peace of mind.

[911monty]

Hey PW. Looking at your pics it appears that your driver side axle shaft has some gear oil on it along with the crossmember. Mine looked just like that and I could smell the gear oil burning on the exhaust. It would be real easy to change that trans output shaft seal before you put everything back together. Of course it can also be done later.

[PR61]

Particlewave, how high did you get your car off the floor to get the transmission out, say at the jack stands?
Thanks!

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by PR61

Particlewave, how high did you get your car off the floor to get the transmission out, say at the jack stands?
Thanks!

16" from the floor to the jack points with a 3.7" low profile transmission jack. It came out with plenty of wiggle room. If you took the rear bumper off, you wouldn't even need it that high, but it does help when crawling around under there. After I got the muffler out, I could actually sit under the car cross-legged with my head where the muffler was. With the trans out, I could sit to work on the clutch.

Not nearly as high as I've read others say it needs to be.

[PR61]

Originally Posted by particlewave

16" from the floor to the jack points with a 3.7" low profile transmission jack. It came out with plenty of wiggle room. If you took the rear bumper off, you wouldn't even need it that high, but it does help when crawling around under there. After I got the muffler out, I could actually sit under the car cross-legged with my head where the muffler was. With the trans out, I could sit to work on the clutch.

Not nearly as high as I've read others say it needs to be.

Thanks, for the measurement info!

[billh1963]

Did the "horn fix" using the #31 o-rings on my '98 Boxster. Took my time and still finished in under 30 minutes. Wish all fixes were that easy! Earlier this week replaced my 13 year old tires with new Michelin Pilots. What a difference.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by particlewave

16" from the floor to the jack points with a 3.7" low profile transmission jack. It came out with plenty of wiggle room. If you took the rear bumper off, you wouldn't even need it that high, but it does help when crawling around under there. After I got the muffler out, I could actually sit under the car cross-legged with my head where the muffler was. With the trans out, I could sit to work on the clutch.

Not nearly as high as I've read others say it needs to be.

I did the same job yesterday as well, but this time I used as JFP's suggestion to use guiding hex bolts with their heads cut off, well.. it went pretty smooth, it works very well along with the transmission jack, thanks JFP!

PS: I am not sure about the height (picture), but today I have a very sore neck, and no not at all from the transmission, but by bolting the slave to the transmission... now, just waiting for the coilovers to arrive for me to be back on the road