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[kaffine]

I haven't looked at the clutch in the 931 but knowing my recent luck with clutches I figure it will need replacement after I get it running again.

Are the bolts that hold the pressure plate to the flywheel accessable from the access cover in the bellhousing? Thanks.
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[Paul]

There is no access cover. I guess one could access the flywheel bolts by removing the starter, but I've never tried it.
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[Smoothie]

Here's what you see with the 931's starter removed - http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/smoothies931pics/detail?.dir=f488&.dnm=6a65.jpg&.src=ph
The inspection hole's only 40mm in diameter - http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/smoothies931pics/detail?.dir=bdb3&.dnm=cbb1.jpg&.src=ph
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'82 924T, US version, dark green metallic, 5 speed Audi 016G gearbox

[kaffine]

After reading about all thr problems of getting the clutch release lever rod out, I was wondering if I could do the same thing as on the trucks I have had problems with. When the trans wont come out because the input shaft is siezed to the piolit bearing we unbolt the clutch so the piolit bearing can come out with the trans. I thought that might be easier to remove the entire bellhousing with the clutch instead of taking it apart on the car. I"m hoping never to find out but I know sooner or later I will.
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80 924
80 931

The best desciption of an atom boils down to something unknown is doing we don't know what.
Sir Arthur Eddington

[-nick]

You have to pull the release bearing rod out to even get the bellhousing off. Someone at Porsche had a degree in jigsaw puzzles...

The rod isn't too bad to get out, you just need the right tool- a slide hammer with something attached to it to grab on to the bolt that you screw into the rod.

That's easy compared to getting at all those bellhousing bolts, ugh. Oh yeah, and the wastegate exhaust bolts, more ugh! Have a dremmel with a cut-off wheel handy.

PS- start spraying everything with a silicon penetrant today!

Good luck!
nick

[kaffine]

My understanding of the reason the release bearing rod has to come out first is that it's a pull type clutch and the clutch fork goes in front of the release bearing. If that is the case then if you can access the clutch to flywheel bolts all you have to do is unbolt the clutch and remove the clutch and bellhousing at the same time with the release bearing rod still attached, if the release bearing rod doesn't want to come out easily. Then you can work on it at the bench rather than under the car.
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80 924
80 931

The best desciption of an atom boils down to something unknown is doing we don't know what.
Sir Arthur Eddington