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start of the procedure, follow

start of the procedure, following stacy´s advice, was good. transmission cover came down very easily but now i have a problem with the sump cover which comes down 10 mm and stops then with a metallic click. Is there any trick?

thanks michael

 

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That's the oil dipstick.

That's the oil dipstick.

You need to disconnect it.

 

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thanks for your advice it work

thanks for your advice it worked and of course i had to remove the oil temp feeler gauge also.
now to remove the shift shaft.Is it sufficiant to jack up the rear of the transmission without loosing anything?
thanks michael

 

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Hi Michael,

You'll have

Hi Michael,

You'll have to disconnect the shift rod at the coupler, good idea to replace the shift shaft bushing while it's out, they get soft & go bad due to the oil leaking onto them, then slide the rod forward till it comes out. I don't jack anything up, unless you mean the whole car.

Regards, JRV

 

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Hi JRV
eventually i had to li

Hi JRV
eventually i had to lift the engine 20 mm to get the rod out of the case (after loosening the frontal engine mounts)because it collided with the long rod from the gear shift lever.
there is another question: is it original that the transmission cover is silver painted?
starting the engine after 10 days in the garage there is a screeching for some seconds. somebody told me thats from the timing belts.do you have similar experiences?
regards michael

 

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Hi Micheal,

no it's not

Hi Micheal,

no it's not the timing belts...so relax...{

}...but it very likely is a sign your water pump bearings have seen better days.

To test the WP bearings to see if in fact that is the noise, pull the WP belt and spin by hand, if you feel any resistance or feel any up & down play the bearings are on their way out in the future. There is one other possibility, if the WP or Alternator belt is even somewhat loose they squeal when cold. It's late..after a long day...check the belts tension first...then the wp bearings.

Regards, JRV