I'm new to this forum although I've been using the tech help for some time now - thanks to all who have posted! It's an excellent resource!
I have an 87 780 into which the 230FT engine and M6 transmission form an 89 740 wagon has been transplanted — so I've got lots of 'challenges' to address.
One by one I've been getting things sorted out and I'm very enthusiastic about what this car will be like te drive once it's properly set up.
My current problem has got me a bit stumped - so I've decided to quit lurking in the background and come forward with a call for help.
Hopefully if someone can help me with this it may be useful to someone else as well.
My shifting has been very hard. After some investigation, I've concluded that this is due to air in the hydraulic clutch activation - it's one of those. The symptoms are right for air in the system - plus the bleed valve is broken off, which would explain why the air hasn't been bled out.
I've got a new slave cylinder (and lock ring - it's one of those) and figured I'd be all set to swap out the old one for the new one.
BUT: once I got down under the car and went to take out the old lock ring that holds the slavecylinder into the 'eye' bracket on the side of the bell housing, I realized that there was no lock ring there! Not as far as I can see at any rate.
The slave looks to me like it is being held in place purely through alloy-to -alloy corrosion. I've tried penetrating fluid and heat (cautiously so far) as well as tapping both the 'eye' and the slave cylinder with a hammer. It's still not budging.
I'm sure others must have encountered this situation before (although I take it this design is not common - and I can now see why). If anyone has found a good way to get this thing removed, I'd be very grateful if they could tell me how they did it.
regards to all
Bryan Colleran