Valve cove is going on tomorrow. Waiting till the weekend to drop trans k got a friend coming over with a tq wrench and a transmission Jack. Also need to wait for some tools I ordered to come.

 

okay so my friend is coming to help me this weekend hes bringing a tq wrench and a transmission jack. so im waiting till the weekend to drop the trans and pull the driveshaft, in the mean time i ordered a bunch of parts.

the only tool i didnt have was a tq wrench my friend is bringing that, i searched my toolboxes found everything except 1 socket. so heres what i bought/ ordered today

-Clock Spring - $49.99 (broke mine a while back)
-T-55 Torx socket - $6.29 Sears
-Valve Cover Gasket - $33.66 Autozone (new valve cover going on)
-Threadlocker, 242, Medium-Strength, Blue Loctite - $3.95 Summit Racing
-Moly Paste, for Camshaft Break-In and Engine Assembly - $12.25 Summit Racing
-Gear Lube, MT-90 Transmission Gear Oil, 75W90, Synthetic, 3 qts - $29.85 Summit Racing
-Gear Lube, Shockproof Heavy Gear Oil, 75W90, Synthetic, 1 qt - $10.95 Summit Racing
-Grease, CV-2, Cartridge/Tube, 14 oz. - $10.95 Summit Racing
-Brake Cleaner, 15 oz. Aerosol Can, - $5.95 Summit Racing
-Double ended 17mm hex 12pt Transmission drain plug removal tool - $25.73 Germanautoparts.com
-JHM Bushing Upgrade - $29.99 JH Motorsports
-Brake Fluid - DOT 4 Synthetic OEM replacement 1 Liter - $13.50 JH Motorsports

im going to pick up the brake fluid probly at an auto parts store.

i also emailed zorkos about the pilot bearing so when they get back to me ill place the order in the morning.

this is what i still need on the parts.. other wise im all set on tools and fluids.

-Complete 1.8t 5spd transmission
-(2) CV Axles for a manual transmission
-Clutch Flyweel and Pressure Plate
-New flywheel/pressure plate bolts needed)
-2.8 Drivers side transmission bracket PN# 8D0399113AG
-Passenger side transmission bracket from 5spd car
-Driveshaft to bellhousing bolts
-Rear crankshaft seal
-Slave cylinder
-Clutch hardline that runs from the clutch master cylinder to slave cylinder

Without the above i have so far spent about $746.55 with tax and shipping. im going to be spending another 650 on the rest of the parts with no clutch so figure $1396 after that then a clutch from mike is like 940$ soo about $2336 total. and thats only cause i spent a little more than some one else who has done this and got some other things he didnt.

i should have all of that very shortly RAI motorsports is hooking me up i just need to set up a date thats good with my dad and clint so we can pick this stuff up.

i cant wait to finally finish this

 

Got some stuff in the mail today. and did some work.
GermanAutoParts Trans Drain Plug tool.


Clock Spring for a Manual Transmission.


so first this i did was install my clock spring. i removed the airbag. with a t-30 torx theres 2 of these behind the wheel.


then theres 1 big nut in the middle of the wheel, i forgot the size of the bit i used. but you need some serious force to take it off.

once its off u need to take the steering colum covers off
2 screws on the front and 2 under neath. all philips.


now that its off u can remove the bad clockspring.

heres my old clock spring


and the new one.


the new one only goes in 1 way so pop it on
plug in the connector on the back.
the automatic has 2 connectors, one is for airbag/horn the other is for the tiptronic steering wheel. the manual clock spring that i now have does not have the spot for the 2nd connector so just tuck it aside.

put the covers back on and screw it up.

now thats its back on theres a pull clip to release the lock on the clock spring since it is centered out of the box. u need to remove this to put the wheel back on.

now u can put the wheel back on and the nut.
put the airbag back in and plug it in.

tighten it down.
and be amazed.


it was very simple and straight forward. now my horn should work again


okay and i also changed my valve cover.

so i need an expert. i had this noise coming from my engine for a while now. it sounded like marbles in a blender. it was only on a cold start, lasted about 5 min and came from the back of the engine by the valves. i had like 4 people tell my my cam chain tensioner was shot.

so i ordered one last night. it will be here tomorrow. now by looking at this picture does it look bad? the chain was pretty tight too.

 

i put the valve cover on with the same gasket, i have a new one in my room im going to use when the tensioner, and some stuff i ordered from ecs gets here. but heres some shots.








yep. so thats about it for what i did today. Tonight my friend is coming with the trans jack so we can start on the trans saturday

 

I like that CF cover! and what's the resolution on those pics? they're massive! lol

 

i used my website instead of photobucket. photobucket takes too long. and sorry used cellphone and it takes pics in like 2048x1536 resolution. fixed them

 

Parts parts parts parts.

-Everything all together.

Tranny Fluids, Pilot Bearing, Cam Chain tensioner, grease, moly paste, brake cleaner, loctite


Special pilot bearing.



fluids and etc