Clutch problem..What is it with me and clutches? :-S

[leeparkes]

Gearbox

Dont want to p1ss on your bonfire but thats NOT an M30 gearbox and it wont fit.





















Only joking


Good luck

[Cypriotgeeza]

haha mate i was actually like for a second..dont do that do me please! been through too much lately haha

thanx man

[Rav335uk]

Lee you fu cker!! , you nearly had me going, I looked, and looked again, and again.

[Cypriotgeeza]

Lee you fu cker!! , you nearly had me going, I looked, and looked again, and again.

you and me both man! !

[Rav335uk]

You going to get this sorted by tomorrow?

[leeparkes]

Lee you fu cker!! , you nearly had me going, I looked, and looked again, and again.

you and me both man! !

[Cypriotgeeza]

Nah im going to go into work on my day off (on tuesday) and use my ramp to get it done..that way my managers there incase i run into some trouble..hes one of the best mechanics i've come across so if i have a problem its good knowing hes around

[Rav335uk]

And what clutch did you buy, ~E34 one?

[Cypriotgeeza]

yep i bought this one:



and it looks exactly the same as what came off the flywheel i just bought so im hopeful that its the right one!

[leeparkes]

Have you done it?

[Rav335uk]

All gone quiet

[leeparkes]

Probably still under it ripping his wig out with fury

[Cypriotgeeza]

Well i was earlier...


untill i DROVE it home!!!
i cant understand how anyone can live WITHOUT an M30 in their life!!! obviously gave it an easy drive home as the headgasket is still fresh but the clutch is working perfectly and i cant be happier! i will get the pics up tomorrow as my digi cam died earlier!

the howl of that straight 6 was something else tho..def know why everyone says a 4pot isnt the same!
straight 6 all the way!

[leeparkes]

Nice one

pm'd

[Rav335uk]

Well done, 'bout time

[zaust]

Get a sound clip up with the pic's.

[Cypriotgeeza]

Get a sound clip up with the pic's.

i will do once im driving it properly! here are the pics:

"frankenstein box" still has the gear linkage attached:





Flywheel difference:



looks like my idle/irregular revving is due to a faulty Idle control valve as i can move the valve inside just by shaking it im assuming this should only be moved electronically?

[leeparkes]

Is the Franky gearbox the same length as the E34 one, ie did the prop fit ok?

[Cypriotgeeza]

Is the Franky gearbox the same length as the E34 one, ie did the prop fit ok?

I think it is.. it looked longer on the car and the gear linkage/ gearstick sat back a bit further then where it is now but next to each other theres not much in it

[leeparkes]

[Cypriotgeeza]

!!!! i might print a little version of that and stick it on one of my windows hahaha

[leeparkes]

Check his limp wrist

[Cypriotgeeza]

haha nah thats him just waving off the competition

[Rav335uk]

Finally , the 2 sat side by side look minutely different.

[Cypriotgeeza]

Finally , the 2 sat side by side look minutely different.

its the way my manager was like "They dont look very different if you ask me" haha its the fact that i dont know where or what it came from that got me..

now i know i have everything E34 so there will be no confusion!

[Cypriotgeeza]

plus one writes "good gearbox" on it which makes all the difference if you ask me

[leeparkes]

iirc M20 idle valves are the same as M30, might help your hunt for one

Double check the part numbers though.

[Cypriotgeeza]

iirc M20 idle valves are the same as M30, might help your hunt for one

Double check the part numbers though.

cheers mate yea just looked and its the same part no. and the same price cotswold quoted me £200 for a new one madness!!

[Rav335uk]

I should have one here somewhere, will have a look in the morning.

[leeparkes]

Why do you need a new ICV, if you got a dodgy idle it could be an air leak.

Dont forget youve had the head off and disturbed a lot of things

[Cypriotgeeza]

Why do you need a new ICV, if you got a dodgy idle it could be an air leak.

Dont forget youve had the head off and disturbed a lot of things

it idles fine its when i rev it i get problems..like i said before if i rev it past 1,500 it will just fluctuate by around 500 rpm so i started unplugging things..when i unplugged the ICV i could rev it normally...also when i shake the ICV it feels like evrything is loose inside..is that normal?

[Cypriotgeeza]

stayed back afterwork today as my clutch on my iS also gave me problems on saturday!! It jus suddenly went hard and it was very hard to get it into gear..and everytime i pushed the clutch a LOUD screetching noise came out of it

here is the cause





Me and clutches are not mixing at the moment haha

[Rav335uk]

What again???

[Cypriotgeeza]

nooo this is my i.S i was driving back from my sisters on sat when it must have exploded! just let out a loud screetch and the pedal went hard!

not driving the 3.5 yet as it isnt insured or tax'ed yet

[Rav335uk]

Oh the 4 pot, can't help you there, never bothered to learn about them