Bimmer Clutch

[Banjo]

Man! I did the clutch in the 91 318si this afternoon (it was really slow at work so I clocked out)
What fun that was! NOT! Took me 4 hours, my arms are all scraped up, and my muscles are on fire.
All I can say is thank goodness I have a set of inverted torx sockets and good metric allen sockets.
It looked simple enough before I started, but that's one tight fit. (especially the upper starter nut and bolt)
I found out I diden't have a worn clutch, I had a badly leaking input seal on the tranny, which had soaked the clutch. What a mess!
Thankfully I though ahead, and when I ordered the clutch I also ordered a new tranny seal, and rear main seal. So I already had it.
Feels much better. I'll really test it tomorrow heading down to the vintage shop for Job 2.
I had to stop off to het my growlers refilled at the Brewing company after that job.

 

[14dna]

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Ben:

Hey man I hear you when you say that the job sometimes Takes a turn you didn't expect.

Still the best job in the world is fixin' cars so we all can get around.

BTW, we need to get together in the next while and spend some time bashin' bosses and the like. Or just drinking wine.
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Dave

 

[DrEntropy]

Sounds as if you're developing a set of "Lotus fingers" Ben. Most of the fasteners are of the "you can either see it, or you can touch it" variety. Never the two simultaneously. And by "touch it" I mean with one finger, not an entire paw. Tight quarters all around. Great sport. "Waldoes" are required. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smirk.gif

That Jeep I referred to needed a new exhaust manifold, did that Thursday AM... It just about changed itself out in comparison to the ferrin' stuff we're used to. Biggest challenge there was rememberin' how the serpentine belt is routed. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif