Another Noise….

[woodsman]

many, many lwfw's have been sold and used by Porsche owners without problems. the owner of Aasco has been interviewed by Excellence mag. and has been in the Porsche business for something like 40 yrs. You can call him and actually talk to the man himself (like I did), unlike most 'vendors', today. He IS the mfg.
I can't see why you'd need the tranny in , to run engine as long as you have the fw and crank sensor in????? Also ,I wonder if there's an easy way to open up the trans.? How about physically rolling it over, carefully, on the lawn (after draining oil) and listening close for something loose ? Stand it up on the bellhousing etc. But then you said the problem got worse and fast so it could be a disintegrating bearing- I too, feel your pain Homeboy- hope it's a simple fix for ya'

[EssexPorsche]

Woody,
Apologise if I offended anyone re LWFW, was just relaying what I have read.
It was not based on personal experience so in hindsight perhaps I should not have mentioned it without foundation.

I was just trying to give Homeboy other avenues of investigation given that he was drawing a blank.

I'll stay subscribed to see the outcome but won't post anymore on this as I am no a porsche mechanic.

Good luck guys.

[woodsman]

Understood ESSEX. It's so easy to relay and so difficult to investigate- for all of us.

[Homeboy981]

First, guys thanks for the insight and responses.

I was moving the transmission around today…to get it out of the way and get into the freezer (which is not a Porsche so it still runs). I noticed that the tranny housing made a loud 'ding' noise. A thought said, "Where have I heard that noise?"

I rocked the transmission again and it made a noise, another 'ding'. I then shook it violently - to simulate the action of a LWFW and it sounded like a bunch of marbles in a can!

It is the clutch release lever mechanism hitting up against the housing. Who picked that? Next question, what is supposed to stop the lever from slapping the housing like that? This is a little more than I bargained for with a LWFW. Too many things vibrating cannot be good. Pity! The driving part of the LWFW WAS GOOD!

Now to confirm my suspicions….I need to start the car. You guys sure I can start the car without the transmission attached? It looks so naked!

[woodsman]

at one end it should sit on a ball that's covered with a rubber slipper(?) and held in place by a clip ( I think!), at the other, the slave cylinder shaft. In the middle it's clipped to the release bearing and located on the trans. output shaft. And I've never started mine without a tranny in but was just rationalizing...

[Homeboy981]

Originally Posted by woodsman

at one end it should sit on a ball that's covered with a rubber slipper(?) and held in place by a clip ( I think!), at the other, the slave cylinder shaft. In the middle it's clipped to the release bearing and located on the trans. output shaft.

That's about the best i could describe it too. All parts present and accounted for.

Have to start it to be sure tho…right?

[woodsman]

if I was in your shoes , I would