Transmission Replacement - DIY or Shop?

[thstone]

Originally Posted by PorscheFan5

Using the breaker bar on bolt D is going to tough.

I used a u-joint and two (or more) long extensions and approached it from left side, way back behind the transmission. It was actually pretty easy once I got the socket onto the bolt.

Originally Posted by PorscheFan5

I also found bolt G missing. Is this common? Porsche did not put this bolt in?

I do not know how they come from the factory but its common for race shops to only use 5 bolts and leave off the rest so missing one bolt would not particularly worry me if it was my car. Feel free to replace the missing bolt as you see fit.

[PorscheFan5]

Made some progress today, thanks for your suggestions.

Was able to get the transmission out. Did find the triple square bill on the left bottom. Was able get a set from Ace Hardware locally to take that out.

Did see what I did not want to see! The bolt of the IMS bearing cover was lying at the bottom peeping from under the flywheel! Means I have IMS bearing issues. Did not see oil leakage though..not sure that is going to of much help...:-)

Now I cannot get the bearing cover off. Will try next weekend. Too tired for today.

Any suggestions will be appreciated...

[pjq]

Wow, IMSB bolt sitting at the bottom of the bell housing flange!
Well in my case when I saw this on my car I already knew my IMSB had failed and by that stage there was oil dripping from that area. My oil sample, filter and sump had shown I had metal. I had to do a complete rebuild.
There is no oil leaking from yours, maybe your lucky. I would suggest you drain the oil (taking samples in a clear bottle), cut open your oil filter and inspect, remove you oil sump and inspect. NO metal is the only thing that is good.

[pjq]

Also don't forget to look up inside the engine after removing the oil pan.

[PorscheFan5]

Will do. Had taken the sump off and found some metal particles. See attached. Rest of the sump was clean...I plan also to take the cam covers off to take a look inside.

Any suggestions on how to get the IMS Bearing cover off? Although there is no oil (which is a good sign in and of itself) there is slight rust and the cover is jammed. I don't have the tool to take it off that the Porsche technicians have. Trying to pry it using two screw drivers is so far not helping. There is no place to wedge the screw drivers...Did apply some PBB and will try again in a day or two...

[coreseller]

Gently work around the three ears with a couple of these:

9-3/4" Multipurpose Pry Bar

[pjq]

Metal Particles ......agh. What about the filter, did you cut it open and inspect?

After removing the three bolts to the flange, the flange should be able to rotate left and right. You'll need a small (SMALL) hammer and gently (GENTLY) tap the tabs of the flange so as to rotate it enough to get a grip with screw drivers or pry bars to lift it off.
You can google IMSB flange to get an idea what your trying to remove.