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Old 01-25-2015, 04:14 PM   #1
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Thanks JonD! I enjoy working on cars and problem solving. I always like to get a second opinion on things in case I'm not doing something right. Being that there are written procedures, it makes it a little easier as long as you understand it and are in agreement with it. I found a few other things needing attention already and I didn't even pull off the pressure plate yet. I have a few torn CV boots and a missing mounting bolt for the transmission. One of the nuts holding the transmission to the engine was only finger tight too. Makes me annoyed and also doubtful of the mechanic that performed the clutch replacement. What else was botched? Overlooked? Short cutted? I hope I don't need to replace the flywheel or pressure plate although I will replace the pilot and throw out bearing since it is all apart and was probably not previously done. Sorry to rant, just don't like laziness when it comes to repairs! It seems like no one can do their job a lot lately.
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Old 01-28-2015, 03:25 PM   #2
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Thanks JonD! I enjoy working on cars and problem solving. I always like to get a second opinion on things in case I'm not doing something right. Being that there are written procedures, it makes it a little easier as long as you understand it and are in agreement with it. I found a few other things needing attention already and I didn't even pull off the pressure plate yet. I have a few torn CV boots and a missing mounting bolt for the transmission. One of the nuts holding the transmission to the engine was only finger tight too. Makes me annoyed and also doubtful of the mechanic that performed the clutch replacement. What else was botched? Overlooked? Short cutted? I hope I don't need to replace the flywheel or pressure plate although I will replace the pilot and throw out bearing since it is all apart and was probably not previously done. Sorry to rant, just don't like laziness when it comes to repairs! It seems like no one can do their job a lot lately.
The "missing" trans bolt is not really missing. It was omitted by the factory for reasons unknown. There are a ton of mentions of this on the forum. I was concerned as well until I researched it. But,... When I put mine back together, I put a bolt on the empty hole, it just didn't seem right to leave it empty and I didn't think it would hurt anything.
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Old 01-29-2015, 04:02 AM   #3
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Thanks Ray, I never thought to research it since that would be a strange thing for Porsche to do. I guess that makes me feel better. But why? Why would they do that? Oh well, I'll maybe put something else in its place eventually but I need to focus on the task at hand. I still need to pull the pressure plate and flywheel off which I hope to do today. I've just been too busy to put time in on the car. Little by Little I will get there though. I just placed another order with pelican for parts so I will do what I can, when I can, in the mean time.
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Old 01-29-2015, 11:57 AM   #4
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So I had some time to remove the flywheel and pressure plate today. Looks like the RMS is not leaking but the IMS flange is. I'll try to dig further when I can.



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