Installing a clutch master in 10 minutes WITHOUT cutting a hole in the fender
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Hindsight I'm glad this one was leaking otherwise I would have been dying with trying to get the clutch bubbles out.
Sorry Doc, there is no "right way" when talking about cutting a hole in the car to perform a regular maintenance job that can easily be performed without.
Justifying the correct way to cut the hole is like saying there is a preferred way to catch herpes.
If I find myself inspecting a 5-speed 928 with signs of a fender hole, I'm going to assume the rest of the car has been maintained along the same lines, like this car:
http://www.************.com/content....-997-GT3-build
I remember when Greg called me because of this thread:
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He still didn't believe this was a thing people did...... he wanted me to let him in on the "joke".
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What about getting some all-thread rod and putting it in the two threaded holes. It will stay in place as the edges of the thread should catch the firewall. Go inside put a nut on one to pull it in place. Remove the second one to install the bolt, then remove the first one to install the bolt.
Been a while since I was in that area of any of my cars. The 83 race car will need this for sure.
Been a while since I was in that area of any of my cars. The 83 race car will need this for sure.
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Sorry Doc, there is no "right way" when talking about cutting a hole in the car to perform a regular maintenance job that can easily be performed without.
Justifying the correct way to cut the hole is like saying there is a preferred way to catch herpes.
If I find myself inspecting a 5-speed 928 with signs of a fender hole, I'm going to assume the rest of the car has been maintained along the same lines, like this car:
http://www.************.com/content....-997-GT3-build
I remember when Greg called me because of this thread:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...ml#post7036661
He still didn't believe this was a thing people did...... he wanted me to let him in on the "joke".
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Note: I'm joking (as I was in my original post). The performance benefits from cutting a hole in the fender is rivaled only by one of those electric turbochargers for sale on the internet. But, as long as you're coming up with justifications for cutting a hole in the fender, you might as well throw in performance advantages, too.
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Great writeup!
For reference, (I didn't do it, but man did it make it easy to access the master), this is what it looks like if you cut a hole in the fender.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d-bLarxOYnw/Un_uuNK1tPI/AAAAAAAAI60/MGCnd0vQzgEMpTJse8bO15Qa5MSyTIcPACCo/s640-Ic42/IMAGE_122.jpg)
For reference, (I didn't do it, but man did it make it easy to access the master), this is what it looks like if you cut a hole in the fender.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d-bLarxOYnw/Un_uuNK1tPI/AAAAAAAAI60/MGCnd0vQzgEMpTJse8bO15Qa5MSyTIcPACCo/s640-Ic42/IMAGE_122.jpg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oa97QCQ4DYk/Un_vbUtHdjI/AAAAAAAAI84/7KsVeWU_3BkA6IVAOHBT0lVfoDShtPbEgCCo/s640-Ic42/IMAGE_123.jpg)