good news! Trans is out.
TC came out as well.
It was significantly easier to get the TC out than I thought it would be. This was mostly because it was in there finger-tight, because the previous person who used tools on this car didn't know you're supposed to crank stuff down, I guess.
The other fun bit discovered during this is that the transmission was bone dry. Literally one drop of oil came out the drain plug. No wonder it sounds like a bucket of bolts when you spin it. I can't believe I almost flew to Arkansas to drive this pile back.
Some other assorted carnage -
I don't even know how you get rust to do this. This was apparently a brand new factory flywheel, which was a mildly pleasant surprise and a rarity in this project so far. I've gotten most of the rust off with some WD40 and some elbow grease.
Clutch hard line that appears to have been made by someone with MS, using their teeth.
World's rustiest muffler heatshield, along with the first major rust hole I've managed to uncover. It's in a relatively straightforward place to patch, at least, but it's far from the last one I'll find.
Finally, the piece du resistance - my poor, mangled, abused shifter hole. I wish I knew the thought process of the person who did this, but I'm slightly afraid.
If it's not clear from the image, the hole has random bits cut out of it. The rear shifter mount is heavily "modified" to have two bolts hold it to a random place on the bottom of the trans tunnel. The bracketry normally there to receive the end of the shift platform is nowhere to be found. Sigh.
Pile of transmission stuff is growing. It's almost all ready to go in once I deal with the stupid hole.
Goodies include
- 2-year-old DOT-R replacement transmission
- z3 shifter
- new TOB
- new pilot bearing
- SS clutch line
- new slave cylinder
- new TC mount bushing
bonus -
iX Tourings got CV rear driveshafts. Mine came out without too much difficulty, but it has a fully torn boot. I've not been able to locate a replacement, and this driveshaft will likely get changed out for a 4-bolt unit when I upgrade to less-destroyed diffs, but that is a project for another day.
TC came out as well.
It was significantly easier to get the TC out than I thought it would be. This was mostly because it was in there finger-tight, because the previous person who used tools on this car didn't know you're supposed to crank stuff down, I guess.
The other fun bit discovered during this is that the transmission was bone dry. Literally one drop of oil came out the drain plug. No wonder it sounds like a bucket of bolts when you spin it. I can't believe I almost flew to Arkansas to drive this pile back.
Some other assorted carnage -
I don't even know how you get rust to do this. This was apparently a brand new factory flywheel, which was a mildly pleasant surprise and a rarity in this project so far. I've gotten most of the rust off with some WD40 and some elbow grease.
Clutch hard line that appears to have been made by someone with MS, using their teeth.
World's rustiest muffler heatshield, along with the first major rust hole I've managed to uncover. It's in a relatively straightforward place to patch, at least, but it's far from the last one I'll find.
Finally, the piece du resistance - my poor, mangled, abused shifter hole. I wish I knew the thought process of the person who did this, but I'm slightly afraid.
If it's not clear from the image, the hole has random bits cut out of it. The rear shifter mount is heavily "modified" to have two bolts hold it to a random place on the bottom of the trans tunnel. The bracketry normally there to receive the end of the shift platform is nowhere to be found. Sigh.
Pile of transmission stuff is growing. It's almost all ready to go in once I deal with the stupid hole.
Goodies include
- 2-year-old DOT-R replacement transmission
- z3 shifter
- new TOB
- new pilot bearing
- SS clutch line
- new slave cylinder
- new TC mount bushing
bonus -
iX Tourings got CV rear driveshafts. Mine came out without too much difficulty, but it has a fully torn boot. I've not been able to locate a replacement, and this driveshaft will likely get changed out for a 4-bolt unit when I upgrade to less-destroyed diffs, but that is a project for another day.
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