OMG, another 6MT conversion thread.

[redwoodkiwi]

Ok, good.

How do you currently have it attached now without the transmission in place? I keep a bolt that matches the thread in lower starter hole of the block (M14 x 1 I think) to get the bottom completely centered and try to eyeball the top based on where I think it's centered as it pivots on the lower hole.

I'm doing exactly that. For the bottom bolt, I'm using a long wheel-lug bolt with a cone shoulder - which ensures a centered fit and does not protrude. For the top, I eyeballed-it as as I could with an eye-line through the ring-gear to the pinion teeth - and that got me the result you see above.

Then with that lower bolt tightened, I actually run the starter using a makeshift harness to crank over the engine to check engagement.

I can't do that with my cams out. So, I'm just going to go with how things are based on nothing looking our of order.

Thanks Steve.

[SteveKen]

I can't do that with my cams out. So, I'm just going to go with how things are based on nothing looking our of order.

You could actually crank the engine over if all the cams, timing belt and plugs are removed. All the valves will remain closed so there's no risk for interference.

It's probably not worth it unless you wanted to do a cold compression or leakdown test. I've fond that leakdown testing isn't reliable all the time when the cams are installed since the adjusters could never let all 5 valves completely close when I want them to. Anyway, I digress.

[redwoodkiwi]

Not a lot of progress during past couple of weeks - the focus shifted to the C5 A6 6MT race-spec Lemons car in prep for last weekends '24 Hours of Lemons Arse-Freeze Apalooza' endurance race at Sonoma Raceway. Torrential rain on the first day made for a stressful race - but we did well overall.

This is us:



Anyway, with that now behind me I hope to find a little time in-between navigating the usual holiday madness typical of this time of year. Today I did get the tensioners in (including the replacement one) with new pads, all new seals under the valve covers, a full timing belt front-end job - and got Steve's adapter plate onto the gearbox.



A fine pice of work it is too.