Flex Plate Access - made easy .... pics added, pg 2
#16
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Originally Posted by Bill Ball
OK, Garth. I certainly will accept that you can check endplay even with the clamp loctited, if you say so. I thought, as well, that you should be equally able to check endplay at the harmonic balancer end, and not even get under the car, but somebody with more credentials disputed that. I can't recall exactly what they said, but I think it had something to do with difficulty overcoming pre-load that may be at the flexplate, giving a falsely low endplay number.
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Good idea, cutting the bolts Garth! Lucky for me, I can drop the lower bellhousing without any interference from the exhaust, even luckier I have a clutch to relieve TT pressure. But if I had a car at risk of TBF I would probably use your idea and take it one step lazier, with either a Sawzall or Dremel(or other) cutoff wheel.
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Originally Posted by SharkSkin
Good idea, cutting the bolts Garth! Lucky for me, I can drop the lower bellhousing without any interference from the exhaust, even luckier I have a clutch to relieve TT pressure. But if I had a car at risk of TBF I would probably use your idea and take it one step lazier, with either a Sawzall or Dremel(or other) cutoff wheel.
I'm starting to think that you may need an automatic in your life (too) - it may bring out that more subtle, other gender side ... as the sawzall is left on the bench
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Garth, keep truckin'. Good work. Your comments are much appreciated. I think it's important to the 928 community to identify a relatively reasonable diagnostic for TBF. Thanks.
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A picture is worth a thousand words, so here is one of a single blade holder chewing away at the right rear bolt: there is not a lot of room .... but where on a 928 is there?
..Hey Sharkskin: Dave, the second pic is for you .... the worlds smallest sawzall resting in its charger. OK, so I cheated ....
..Hey Sharkskin: Dave, the second pic is for you .... the worlds smallest sawzall resting in its charger. OK, so I cheated ....
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Originally Posted by Garth S
A picture is worth a thousand words, so here is one of a single blade holder chewing away at the right rear bolt: there is not a lot of room .... but where on a 928 is there?
..Hey Sharkskin: Dave, the second pic is for you .... the worlds smallest sawzall resting in its charger. OK, so I cheated ....
..Hey Sharkskin: Dave, the second pic is for you .... the worlds smallest sawzall resting in its charger. OK, so I cheated ....
OK, I see how tight it is in there now... and why only the "special" dental sawzall will work.
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Bill wrote:
I like the other "stuff" Garth has scattered around his workbench.
No nuts there!
Garth has spare 928 parts scattered all around the workbench like most people have nuts and bolts.
No nuts there!