S50 started, but a couple issues.

[btec116]

btec, you can see in his pic that Sachs was nice enough to print Gearbox Side, instead of the normal getriebseite and motorseite.

Oh yeah, that was nice of them.
Thanks for the correction! :oops:
Hmmm, then maybe you just need to find a mechanic that has a command of the English language ;)

[atomic]

dAMN that sucks !! Glad you are getting it worked out with the mechanic too.


You mechanic --> obviously that day.

[Van Westervelt]

Sounds like what happened to mine, except the markings were worn off. I was able to get the tranny off in the car and flip the disc tho. Mine ran fine, just had the clutch engaged permanently. Thats why I didnt make it to the picnic last year.

I feel for you and the frustration. Sorry about all the damage too.

[0000000000]

Damn, That is just a mistake thats happens. Its nice that your mech understanded and whilling to pay you the cash for the new clutch. im thinking about converting to a late 260 tranny with e36 flywheel, clutch, and starter.

[golde30]

yah discovered this last nite. I didnt install the disc, my mechanic did. i am livid, he knows it, its going back together 2day, he owes me some money.

[FredK]

Pays to know a little German

btec, you can see in his pic that Sachs was nice enough to print Gearbox Side, instead of the normal getriebseite and motorseite.

[Ray Smoodiver]

Oh man, discowned.

[ZiMMie]

you put the disc on backwards. had a customer do this on his e36, we had to put slave cyl in and turn engine, unbolt pressure plate.... install slave cylinder and unbolt pressure plate... took forever, but you should pay attention to which side is which.

What he said.

[btec116]

F*&K thats a horror story!
Pays to know a little German, all friction discs are marked with which side faces engine (or gearbox?), I guess for exactly this reason.
Sorry to hear your woes... Next friction plate, you don't have to guess, just read off the thing. It will have it printed on it.
Here's a German translator:
dict.leo.org
Its very good, very technical too, works great for this type of thing...

[e30evolution]

you put the disc on backwards. had a customer do this on his e36, we had to put slave cyl in and turn engine, unbolt pressure plate.... install slave cylinder and unbolt pressure plate... took forever, but you should pay attention to which side is which.

[Jean]

Wow, wtf.

[cahomey]

That blows...

PS: any1 in the bay area have that covering plate between the tranny and block for an m/s50?? i destroyed mine and need a new one ASAP!!

I'm not even running one...

[e30serg]

According to the catalog the part# should be KF778-02
Go here and click on catalogs, then clutches.

http://www.zftna.com/sachs_usa

That really sucks man.
How smoothly did the tranny go in in the first place?
I remember rebuilding my old jeep tranny and having the reverse gear get stuck on the shaft. I took it off, made sure there was nothing on the splines and tried again. I ended up getting another one. The new one slid on with no binding at all. I guess the splines on the bad one where like .001" too small or something.

Did you try to put the clutch onto the input shaft by itself before mating the tranny to the engine?

[golde30]

dddddddaamnn!

Whatever works, I guess. lol.. Maybe you should break the rest of the trans bellhousing apart and keep the case with all the guts handy if you ever need to rebuild part of one.

i will probably do this.

i had to break it apart like that to get the bolts holding the pressure plate off. to top it off, one of the pressure plate bolt heads broke off in the flywheel. yay. if all goes to plan, this will be back together and running 2m.

PS: any1 in the bay area have that covering plate between the tranny and block for an m/s50?? i destroyed mine and need a new one ASAP!!

[Justin B]

dddddddaamnn!

Whatever works, I guess. lol.. Maybe you should break the rest of the trans bellhousing apart and keep the case with all the guts handy if you ever need to rebuild part of one.