Adam Roberts

Just got done with my clutch job. Got everything put back together.......again. If you haven't heard about my cruddy luck in my previous post

https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...threadid=92060

that explains it. As I finished the clutch job, I forgot to tighten the ground, and as I was tightening it, the socket popped off and fell down a hole in the clutch bellhousing.


I tried to fish it out with everything... Those little grabbers, magnetic retrievers, I even made a large electromagnet to somehow grab it from inside the bellhousing and raise it to the surface.. The electromagnet just stuck to various parts of the car with enough force I couldn't pull it off and I had to turn it off


so I took the car apart again.... I just disconnected the CV joints and transmission carrier, unbolted the torque tube and took out the starter & slave cylinder again. I unbolted the clutch bellhousing and then slid the tube and transmission to the wheel well.

I heard something roll down and I looked into the hole where the starter goes.







I found it and proceeded to take it out by looping it with a coathanger..

and now its out.. my ordeal over I have everything back together now..

its great to be back and on the road.... I love my porsche

Matt H

I see the problem, that is an SAE socket! It wanted to see German technology up close!

Good on your part.
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