Thoomas

Dont worry about the filth! Big thanks for the pics!

Is it enough to bleed the PSD slave cylinder after this operation or will I have to do both?

Rob Edwards

Both- most of the fluid that will drain out will be coming from the accumulator, so there will be air in the line between the pump and the slave. Hopefully you are going to need that PSD system operational for the Karousel....

Thoomas

Yes, really looking forward seeing the PSD lamp all the way through the Karousel.... (if I get everything in order)

Next question: how do I get the handbrake cable out of the inside of the car? Do I just pull or.......?

Rob Edwards

After you've undone the spring and the threaded cable from the adjuster at the parking brake handle, the entire cable and sheath can be pulled rearwards from underneath the car. The cable end is often buried in the undercoating so it can require a pretty hard pull, but it's only held in by friction fit (IIRC there's an o-ring on the end of the cable...)

Landseer

Grab it with vice grips, then hit the side of the vice grips with a hammer to tap it loose.

Thoomas

Now I´m in trouble!

When I pulled the cable out part of the coating of the cable stayed in the tube and blocked the way of the cable end! No matter how hard I pull, and I have pulled HARD, it wont come trough. What to do?

I rather go to the Nordschleife than having a handbrake.......

jon928se

Not in trouble. You've just pulled the outer coating of the cable out of the ferrule (steel cylinder that is part of the cable) that goes in the hole in the body.

This thread has pics.

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...e-removal.html

Before you go any further are you 100% certain that it is leakage from the gearbox ? Leakage of oil from the rear main seal (drips from the bottom of belhousing) or from the oil pan gasket results in oil sprayed all over the rear of the car but not much at the front.

terry gt

What dose the oil smell like ? engine oil smells quite different from trans oil , thats a lot of oil from a transmission .

Thoomas

Oil pan gasket has been changed a few weeks ago and its dry. I´m not sure were or what the rear main seal is. Can you explain further?

Thanks for the tread.

Thoomas

If its engine oil shouldn´t there be any sign of it in the front? And can really the boot of the reverselight switch be full of oil if it is from the engine??

Well I´m confused. Going out to sniff some oil.....

Mrmerlin

replace the reverse light switch,
refill with oil and drive....

on the E brake cable try removing the small spring inside the car where it hooks onto the tube sometimes this can catch the cable

Thoomas

Well heres the result of the sniffing:

Its engine oil!!!

Opened a bottle of gearbox oil and smelled it. Took some oil from different places under the car and from the switch boot. It didn´t smell like that sour gearbox oil anywhere. So it looks like 3 days of work, all worthless, not to mention putting it all back together again!

Well now I know how gearbox oil smells like. Always something!

Still cant understand how the front of the car can be dry and only the back wet?!?!

Can anyone help me with pics of the rear main seal and an give me a hint of how many hours the job of changing it is?

Landseer

Wow, most of us missed giving that troublshooting advice.

Do some more checks before you go on the rear main quest.

Coulda all come from that oil pan.

Thoomas

Well, both you and Rob asked the question about oil from the engine on posts 31 and 32 so did point me in that direction. Somethings you just got to learn the hard way!

Suggestions on more checks?

Landseer

No, Rob and Stan have crystal troubleshooting skills, I generally beat my way through and see the logic glimmer after the fact. Maybe clean it up, button it up and drive it, which has already been mentioned.

If oil is coming from rear main it would be coating the inside of the bell housing and dripping out.