Reference sensor pivot bolt into bellhousing hole
#31
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The washer went in the hole, but maybe the bolt didn't? When I dropped mine I didn't see where it landed and feared the worst. Later I found it resting on the ledge over the oil pan on the intake side of the engine block. I was under the car at the time (looking in the clutch inspection hole) and I just reached up and felt it resting there. Before you take too much apart it's worth a good look around the garage floor etc. just in case.
#32
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What happens if the bolt gets between the crank web and the flywheel?! Nothing good, I guarantee it. Cast aluminum is < 1/3 the strength of steel, even cheap bolt material.
Unless you've looked everywhere, like JayVee did, I wouldn't panic yet.
Unless you've looked everywhere, like JayVee did, I wouldn't panic yet.
#33
Hey Man
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KUHL- Did you ever get the bolt out?
If Icant get it out in the next fews days, I will get a new one at HomeDepot (6mm x ??") Im thinking this because, if the only way of getting it out is doing a clutch job pretty much, then I will just drive till the clutch breaks, might need it soon any way.
#34
Just did this tonight, sensor bolt. Glad I'm not the only one I feel like such an idiot. I removed the starter and the bottom bell housing plate. I can see it is wedged between the flywheel and the back of the engine. There is not enough room for it to slide down through there. Im going to try to magnetize I small shim of steel and push it back up from the bottom tomorrow. At which point I hope I can grab it with another magnet from the top. I can't believe that hole didn't have a cover, its almost as if it was designed to catch bolts. No doubt a 5 min job changing out a sensor has likely turned into a 4 week job for me if I have to pull the damn torque tube/tranny out and drop the bell housing.
#36
Does anyone have a picture of the back side of the block?
I pushed the bolt up and now I cant see it anymore. I turned the engine over by hand, thought I heard it drop but its still somewhere in the bell housing. It looks like the flywheel has a groove cut down the side, I guess its possible it could slip down along the side through that, I tried to probe it was a coat hanger with no avail. Im just wondering if its possible it could have slipped forward (back) somehow and got in the clutch fork area, I probed with my magnet but no luck. This is turning ugly quick. I'm going to see if I can find a bore scope possibly.
I pushed the bolt up and now I cant see it anymore. I turned the engine over by hand, thought I heard it drop but its still somewhere in the bell housing. It looks like the flywheel has a groove cut down the side, I guess its possible it could slip down along the side through that, I tried to probe it was a coat hanger with no avail. Im just wondering if its possible it could have slipped forward (back) somehow and got in the clutch fork area, I probed with my magnet but no luck. This is turning ugly quick. I'm going to see if I can find a bore scope possibly.
#37
Three Wheelin'
man, i guess i got lucky on this one...first time I pulled my bellhousing ground off to clean it I didn't have that thing covered up...freaked me out when I read some random post later about this and I realized I was wrenching blind down there with that hole wide open. Whew. Guess the Porsche gods spared me on that one (and then got back at me when I had to cut half the bolts that were rusted to hell getting my stock WG out to replace it with a Tial...)
#38
Success!!!
Broken hard drive magnet taped to coat hangar thingy saves the day! I was able to get it into the lower hole below the sensors and get it in sideways past the flywheel to the back side of the engine. I had tried everywhere else, just guessing and finally came up lucky. I can't say how relieved I am to have this out now hopefully I can enjoy a sunny weekend! Thanks for all the ideas I was about 30 min away from buying a $300 6mm bore scope off Ebay.
Broken hard drive magnet taped to coat hangar thingy saves the day! I was able to get it into the lower hole below the sensors and get it in sideways past the flywheel to the back side of the engine. I had tried everywhere else, just guessing and finally came up lucky. I can't say how relieved I am to have this out now hopefully I can enjoy a sunny weekend! Thanks for all the ideas I was about 30 min away from buying a $300 6mm bore scope off Ebay.