winter project

[Meir]

so far my winter project was going great, and didn't have any special issues, except the broken bolts that was easy to remove.
but then i got to the RMS.
man, just looking back at it makes me furious again.
i thought that will be the easy part, especially after completing the IMSB under an hour.
i was wrong.
first i had hard time removing it. the technique with the screw and pliers didn't work well, i ended up filing on of my prey bars to fit and the screw head, and used a piece of wood as a pivot.
i highly recommend using one of these to make it easy on you:
SG Tool Aid 81500 Junior Slugger Slide Hammer Dent Puller : Amazon.com : Automotive

putting the new one was even worst.
i have to admit i was not mentally prepared for the job.
i was sure it will go easy, so i pounded it with a hammer using a 3" PVC tube.
the RMS went in crooked.
that was the end of the day for me. i found myself on Saturday 12PM, with nothing to do.
i was hoping the finis the car that weekend.
was so frustrated since i work on the cars during weekends, and now i wasted half of Saturday, and all of Sunday.

Monday morning i made my firs encounter with my local dealership. paid 24$ for the RMS, and realized why they are called stillerships.

Tuesday was a day off, so i gave it another try. i messed it up again.
you really need patience with that thing.(which i don't have)
for the first time i gave up. started searching the web for the SIR RMS tool, with no success.
placed an order for new seal and some other parts i needed, and waited for the following weekend.
when i got the new seal, i meditated for half an hour, and promised myself to take the time and not to get upset.
i started pounding on it real slow with very light taps over the seal, with a piece of flat plastic bar. every time i started loosing my patience, i walked away, smoked a sig, drank some cold water, and got back. the most difficult part is to drive the seal up to the point where is flush with the case.
then i took the PVC pipe and drove it to the correct depth.
the whole thing took me over an hour
next time, i get the tool
i would like to take this opportunity to thank Heiko and Hal (AKA whipE350) for the support and the good advise.

[Meir]

next step.
installing new flywheel and clutch kit.
used a home made tool to lock the flywheel and torque the bolts to spec.



if you are installing a new flywheel, look at the whit dot. this will help you locate the hole in the flywheel, that goes over the pin in the crankshaft.



after torquing the bolts in star pattern, and in two stages , i used the template from the pelican website to tighten the additional 90 degrees.
what i did, was marking the bolt on the top, and torquing it to the 90 degrees mark.





since i have a memory of a fish, that also helped me to see which bolt i already tighten.

clutch disk and pressure plat was installed. using the centering tool and the same method of star pattern and several stages of torquing .

[Meir]

next day, i installed the transmission that got new
Clutch Release Lever
Retaining Spring Clamp for Clutch Release Lever
Ball Pin for Clutch Release Lever
Throw Out Bearing Guide Tube
and rubber o ring (for clutch guide sleeve)

greased the needed parts and installed the transmission.
the transmission jack i got from HF, helped a lot, since it can be adjusted to any direction. i had to turn the engine bit by bit to get the flywheel to align with the transmission shaft, but after all it wasn't that bad, and i was able to drive it in myself.
i installed the transmission bolts and used them to drive the transmission for the remaining 1 cm gap.

[Meir]

once transmission was in, i installed the mounts, half shafts and exhaust.
put some coolant in the reservoir, and oil in the engine.

now this is the important part.
i removed the fuel pump relay, and cranked the engine 3 times for 10 seconds at a time, to allow oil pressure to build up in the tenssioners, and to get to the other parts of the engine.
i replaced the relay, and cranked the engine.
success!
the engine started right up and no parts was flying out of it :dance:
i started bleeding the coolant system and added more oil to the engine.
at one point, i started hearing a faint squeaking noise coming from the clutch area.
the noise disappeared when i pressed the clutch, or raved the engine
i decided to take the car for a run.
when i got back the noise was gone, and never came back since.
i put 350 mile on the car since and so far (touch woo) it looks great.
the car with the new clutch is twice the fun to drive.
the firs time i pressed it, i almost made a hole in the floor



edit: THE END.

[maytag]

Originally Posted by Meir

so far my winter project was going great, and didn't have any special issues, except the broken bolts that was easy to remove.
but then i got to the RMS.
man, just looking back at it makes me furious again.
i thought that will be the easy part, especially after completing the IMSB under an hour.
i was wrong.
first i had hard time removing it. the technique with the screw and pliers didn't work well, i ended up filing on of my prey bars to fit and the screw head, and used a piece of wood as a pivot.
i highly recommend using one of these to make it easy on you:
SG Tool Aid 81500 Junior Slugger Slide Hammer Dent Puller : Amazon.com : Automotive

putting the new one was even worst.
i have to admit i was not mentally prepared for the job.
i was sure it will go easy, so i pounded it with a hammer using a 3" PVC tube.
the RMS went in crooked.
that was the end of the day for me. i found myself on Saturday 12PM, with nothing to do.
i was hoping the finis the car that weekend.
was so frustrated since i work on the cars during weekends, and now i wasted half of Saturday, and all of Sunday.

Monday morning i made my firs encounter with my local dealership. paid 24$ for the RMS, and realized why they are called stillerships.

Tuesday was a day off, so i gave it another try. i messed it up again.
you really need patience with that thing.(which i don't have)
for the first time i gave up. started searching the web for the SIR RMS tool, with no success.
placed an order for new seal and some other parts i needed, and waited for the following weekend.
when i got the new seal, i meditated for half an hour, and promised myself to take the time and not to get upset.
i started pounding on it real slow with very light taps over the seal, with a piece of flat plastic bar. every time i started loosing my patience, i walked away, smoked a sig, drank some cold water, and got back. the most difficult part is to drive the seal up to the point where is flush with the case.
then i took the PVC pipe and drove it to the correct depth.
the whole thing took me over an hour
next time, i get the tool
i would like to take this opportunity to thank Heiko and Hal (AKA whipE350) for the support and the good advise.

This. So much this.
Here it is, first part of friday evening, and I'm broke down cuz I destroyed the RMS trying to install it.
So frustrated. My machinist finished my flywheel, so I'm ready..... just to be foiled by the RMS.

Do any of you have any tips for the installation? I went and bought the abs pipe to drive it, but I cannot get it to go in straight. No matter what I do. Tried it a dozen times before I finally decided the new seal was no longer useable. Then I tried it a dozen more to see if I could devise a technique for the next one.... didn't work. I'm so frustrated with this right now.

Any help is appreciated.

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[Meir]

Originally Posted by maytag

This. So much this.
Here it is, first part of friday evening, and I'm broke down cuz I destroyed the RMS trying to install it.
So frustrated. My machinist finished my flywheel, so I'm ready..... just to be foiled by the RMS.

Do any of you have any tips for the installation? I went and bought the abs pipe to drive it, but I cannot get it to go in straight. No matter what I do. Tried it a dozen times before I finally decided the new seal was no longer useable. Then I tried it a dozen more to see if I could devise a technique for the next one.... didn't work. I'm so frustrated with this right now.

Any help is appreciated.

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Pm me me your phone number.
I have the Porsche tool, and I can let you borrow it.

[maytag]

Originally Posted by Meir

Pm me me your phone number.
I have the Porsche tool, and I can let you borrow it.

Kinda my hero, haha. I'll shoot ya a PM. And thank you!

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