Bamboo Time.
#41
07-23-2012, 11:52 PM
he says pulling the engine is that much easier rather than having to drop the subframe and transmission then trying to line it up on jack stands, hes done it so many times hell have it all out in 2hrs where as he says thats how long itd take him just he get everything else ready..
i trust him though he knows what hes doing, hes currently building a 900hp dailt vr6 turbo b5, full s4 interior, built in rollcage into headliner, electronic dump exhaust and a bunch of other crazy stuff
i trust him though he knows what hes doing, hes currently building a 900hp dailt vr6 turbo b5, full s4 interior, built in rollcage into headliner, electronic dump exhaust and a bunch of other crazy stuff
#42
07-24-2012, 07:15 AM
You don't have to drop the subframe to remove the tranny. Its going to be a lot harder to get an engine back in than to line a tranny up. I understand you trust your dude and all but it just doesn't make any sense.
#43
07-24-2012, 09:28 AM
Tuesday driving to work, just cruising to work in third gear minding my own business when all of a sudden the rpms fly up and i lose third, dont know what happened try to go into forth, fifth, drop to second nothing. still rolling at like 25mph i manage to pull off the road into a little dirt area. Clutch is gone and is not grabbing a single gear. Waited around for like 2 hrs, first hour spent trying to find a trailer or a way to get it home. Second hour sent waiting when i decided what the hell ill call a tow truck and just pay to get it home. $100 bucks later and a missed day of work since i couldnt make it in the car is home. leave it parked outside looks so sad just sitting there.
When the clutch went on my 1.8 it happened exactly like this. Working fine one min then suddenly had no go at all and the rpm went straight to redline.
#45
07-24-2012, 05:43 PM
as you can tell all us rocky mountain guys use him for work on our cars hahah
The "who's working on what" at Jordan's house thread
#46
07-25-2012, 01:11 PM
Haha cool, yeah could you PM me his info? As you could probably tell by the fact that I was looking for a shop, I'm 17 and not terribly handy when it comes to working on my car, but I'd definitely love to learn more.
#47
07-25-2012, 08:04 PM
oh nice yea im 19, you in castle rock at all i wonder if ive seen you around, whats your car look like.
me and friends usually have some small meets like the one above you could come down, im the only audi haha they all have bmws. ill pm you his info
me and friends usually have some small meets like the one above you could come down, im the only audi haha they all have bmws. ill pm you his info
#48
07-25-2012, 08:26 PM
I agree with not needing to pull the engine to replace the clutch. Would be much less time consuming if you just kept it in the car. But hey if it's your buddy who is doing it and he wants to pull the engine then go for it.
#49
07-25-2012, 08:44 PM
yea he says its easier and since hes the one doing the work he can go for it. we are doing other stuff so maybe itll be easier to do everything while its out well see, he is pulling it out tonight.
#50
07-25-2012, 09:05 PM
Don't forget that the bigger the project, the more likely you are to run into unexpected problems and delays.
Good luck, hope it goes smooth enough.