[V8] V8 - back on the road, almost.

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 jason
I have repaired a couple v8 timing reference pins thru the starter hole, and many type 44 5speeds.  First, it's tight, but it sure beats dropping the transmission!  If you have no success getting the old pin out, you can drill a hole just outbound of the stock pin, and shim the reference pickup the couple of mm.  

Good luck

Scott J
92 v8 ABT chip


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Wilkerson <wilke_jb at yahoo.com>
To: V8 list <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 9:03 am
Subject: [V8] V8 - back on the road, almost.


Gentlemen,

  A few months ago I posted about taking my car off the road to do all the 

seals, TB, hydraulic, suspension, exhaust, Paint, headliner, etc.  I am in the 

process of 'buttoning it up' and I came across a slight problem.     



About a month ago I used a pry bar to hold the ring gear so that I could remove 

the crank bolt.  This method has worked in the past flawlessly for countless 

cars including this one.  It would have worked in this instance too, except for 

the fact that when I started to lower the car off of the jack, I forgot to 

remove the prybar!  I about had a heart attack, raised the car, removed prybar, 

turned engine full 360deg to inspect ring gear teeth to make sure no damage was 

done.  I found none so I continued on my way with the rest of the project.  



I completly forgot about the above incident until I went to start the car to no 

avail.  At first I thought I had timed the engine wrong, or the fuel pump siezed 

from sitting for 3 months.  I then remembered this little 'incident' and 

proceeded to tell myself that there was no way that when I dropped the car on 

the prybar that it could have been in the 1deg window it would have had to break 

the reference pin.  I proceeded to spin the engine 1 full revolution, and guess 

what - I found no reference pin!



My first thought of course is - great, now the tranny has to come out!  My 

second thought is - how can I get around this?  I quickly remember that the 

starter is in line with this pin - so out comes the starter.  Sure enough the 

pin was sheared off at the surface.  Luckily I had a replacement ring gear and 

pin.  I remove the pin from the ring gear on both and proceed to install the 

replacement in the car.  



I am currently about half way in with a small air chisel (don't ask - think of a 

space the size of the starter, with two hands, a light, a hammer and a chisel - 

at 10deg F)  I got tired at about 12:30 last night so I will resume tonight.  

Just wanted to share my frustration with the list, in hopes that it will someday 

save someone else heartache.  Thanks for listening if you got this far!





      

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