So... My project continues.
I had to have a mechanic swap the the starter ring from the old dual mass fly wheel onto the new single mass fly wheel. At the same time he also pressed in a new bearing. The bearing was a bit of a pain because there is a shim that holds it into place that had to be cut down as that portion of the single mass fly wheel is thinner. The mechanic did a good job though, he even flipped the starter ring so my starter had fresh teath to engage with.
The rear main arrived mid last week, but was sent the wrong address yadda yadda yadda, I picked it up yesturday. The rear main is an easy job to do. I didn't even have to drain the oil out of the engine. That said it took 2 hours to do the install. Allot of time was needed to remove the old gasket material from the bearing retainer. Specail care was needed to ensure nothing fell into the now exposed oil pan.
It's a fairly large seal wo we didn't have the correct sized drift to get it into place. I ended up (carefully) pushing it in with a punch and light tapping of the hammer (not ideal but it worked.
The last step was to silicon the bearing retainer into place as I couldn't get the correct gasket. I used an extremly thin thin thin layer of silicon to ensure none went into the oil pan (on the back side).
Last step of last nights activities (post Flames loss) was putting on the fly wheel. If you ever do this, don't use a creeper! The fly wheel ways about sixty pounds. You have to lift it in place, hold it with one hand and get one of the bolts started. If you do this on a creeper it will role way when you're lifting the fly wheel into place, and you will learn a valueable lesson about gravity.
I now have a new rear main and fly wheel. My clutch is hopefully sitting atmy buddies dealership right now waiting for me to pick it up.
My next step is to manoover the transmission into place and lift it up. I will then wedge the clutch in, tighten it and slide the transmission forword. After that it should jsut be a matter of tightening bolts and hooking up wiring harnesses... oh and the dredded re-filling of the T-case.
I thought it would be easier to have the transmission in place prior to bolting up the clutch as it give me more room to manoover the transmission when lifting it up.
Thoughts? Hints? Tips? Does any of this make sense?
I never thought I'd miss the smell of burning diesel so much!
Maurie
