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Old 01-27-2010, 12:30 PM   #1
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It was really that easy??? I'm currently doing my Toyota Camry's clutch, and... it's not easy; at all.
How many man hours with 3 guys?
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IMHO the Camry should be more difficult because it's a transverse FWD and you don't have much room to begin with.

I have never removed the tranny from the Cayman but it seems a fairly straight forward procedure, as long as you are supporting the engine from the top to give you room to maneuver.
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Old 01-27-2010, 12:37 PM   #2
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Congrats, in my opinion a DIY job is always preferable to paying someone else to work on your car. The more you get to know your car the better off you are. Well I should qualify this, there are heater cores on some of my cars that I would sell the vehicle rather than do that job again. But at least I did it once.

Did you get pictures?
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Old 01-27-2010, 02:21 PM   #3
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Some of the areas are two guy jobs, like the removal of the trans. One guy can do it with the right tools and trans jack (which we had), but getting the trans off the trans jack is a two guy job. We used normal hand tools and tools run off a compressor for most of the work. I also have a couple of suspension service tool kits that I sourced from Northern Tools and Harbor Freight. Besided the suspension service kits, the only speciality tool that is required is the IMS puller (which Jake has fabricated and sells). We also used an engine support bar that attaches to the back of the engine, without the trans for support, the engine is loose!! This bar we also sourced from Northern Tools.

The only other area we really needed two set of hands was getting the front spindle off and installing the new exhaust. But man....is the stock muffler a boat anchor and difficult to remove. There is a bracket that fits to the back of the trans and is shaped like a "T". The top of the muffler is bolted to that and the bolts are very difficult to reach unless you have very small hands. Also once loose (we took off the whole exhaust from the cat's back involves a lot of pushing and shoving.

Here are some pix, although not of the procedure itself....
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Old 01-27-2010, 05:27 PM   #4
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Congrats on the upgrades!
Any feedback on the exhaust yet? Does it have any of the resonance that people mention as being associated with most aftermarket exhausts for the Boxster?
Any pics of it on the car? The tips look great on the Vertex website!
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Old 01-27-2010, 06:14 PM   #5
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that is a lot of work, but great job on it. That lift kicks ass. :dance:
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Old 01-28-2010, 12:50 AM   #6
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How did the old bearing look?
How many miles had the engine done & what was the maintenance regime (if known) before it was replaced?
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If you send me the bearing I'd be happy to dissect it and provide a report on it's condition. The more we experience the more we learn.
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