Caledonian Posted 23November, 2013 Report Share Posted 23November, 2013 Success! I've been chatting to an awesome guy in the US who's done me a deal on all 3 parts, and has some contacts to find replacement bits later which is great (I'm pretty sure he's fairly well known in Porsche circles too) now just trying to get it here and installed before the skidpan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted 23November, 2013 Report Share Posted 23November, 2013 So glad to hear, the suspense was killing me:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabloau Posted 29November, 2013 Report Share Posted 29November, 2013 So Russ please tell me the kit arrived & you made the session....... Suspense is killing me...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 29November, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29November, 2013 nope, I'm going with my clutch as is - we'll see what happens, my RACQ membership is up to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatSix Posted 29November, 2013 Report Share Posted 29November, 2013 He has about 20hrs left Pabloau, how is it looking Russ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatSix Posted 29November, 2013 Report Share Posted 29November, 2013 ha beat me to it. I'm sure all will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 29November, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29November, 2013 I've got all the food, so as long as I don't stop on the way there it'll be ok lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabloau Posted 29November, 2013 Report Share Posted 29November, 2013 Good luck mate - be thinking of you guys..... As I'm waiting on my car.... Sniff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 29November, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29November, 2013 hows the repairs going? did they let you see her during the proceedures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabloau Posted 29November, 2013 Report Share Posted 29November, 2013 Got back in to town this morning...... First stop was down to them, to have a look, happy with the work, but it is slow..... Didn't think about taking photo's though, I'm happy with what I saw....... Ordered up the IROC nose cone and the RS rear bumper just now...... For next year...... Be another 10 days - 2 weeks before I get her back..... Fully sorted...... The painter should be called Da Vinci, bloody hell I was impressed with the paint work they were doing....... And she comes out all one colour & with a sorted sunroof (at Last!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 4December, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 4December, 2013 okay in my usual '1 step forward, 2 steps back' routine, it turns out the stuff I've bought won't fit 2.2/2.4 Sportomatic (905 gearbox) runs a 180mm clutch (which it shares with a 1303 VW Beetle - Sachs part number = 001 141 031A which is about $140 online and readily available) 2.7/3.0 Sportomatic (925 gearbox) runs a 190mm clutch (which it doesn't seem to share with anything - Sachs part number = 1864 303 033 which now seems to be NLA anywhere (I've been in touch with Sachs, as well as Porsche Classic)) I guess at this rate I'm buying one direct from Porsche and waiting (assuming they can get them still - as they buy them from Sachs) the only other place that seems to have stock is AutoAtlanta, they're cheaper but ordering them from Porsche as well I'm really considering getting a batch of Clutches/Pressure Plates/Release Bearings manufactured and selling them online as a help to every other late model sportomatic owner out there! I'm also in contact with the previous owner of sportomatic.org to purchase the domain name and get this information onto a website where everyone can see it (as well as the other stuff they already had up like the brochures and a register etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted 4December, 2013 Report Share Posted 4December, 2013 Russ how rare are these Sportomatics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 4December, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 4December, 2013 they're not super rare.. but parts are! I'm going to overcome though - I refuse to change to manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted 4December, 2013 Report Share Posted 4December, 2013 they're not super rare.. but parts are! I'm going to overcome though - I refuse to change to manual Tried here? http://www.jimellisporscheparts.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=472182&ukey_make=1058&ukey_model=15408&modelYear=1976&ukey_category=20123&searchString=sportomatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 4December, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 4December, 2013 Thanks, I have and from what I recall they didn't have any stock. I'm thinking AutoAtlanta is the go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted 15December, 2013 Report Share Posted 15December, 2013 Seen this?F S Sportomatic Pressure Plate,Clutch Disk, T O Bearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 15December, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 15December, 2013 yep, he's where I got my clutch disc, pressure plate and T/O bearing from but turns out I have 190mm 925 one so it'll be going in this week EDIT: and by going in, I mean TD Automotive is doing it because it'd take me forever and I want to drive the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted 15December, 2013 Report Share Posted 15December, 2013 Hope all goes well Russ.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 24December, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 clutch in and driving - so much more oomph now! seems this clutch has non-organic material on it and must've been used in racing or something only problem is when stationary I don't have a clutch but on downshift and upshift while driving I do going to try the adjustment to space out the clutch some more, maybe make the linkage longer again, as well as renew some of the vacuum lines - I've had the diaphragm tested and the micro switch is new. If these don't work I'm going to fit a electric vacuum pump from a W124 Mercedes-Benz just to run the clutch mechanism (as due to the age of my engine it might not be creating much/enough vacuum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 1February, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 1February, 2014 electric vacuum pump won't work as i need a massive one to give the amount of vacuum the engine gives normally (and the hose is huge) it turns out the clutch disc isn't disengaging, adjusted the throw out and fitted a longer rod and it still doesn't disengage in my hot little hand i have a genuine Porsche 925 Sportomatic clutch (and it came in a plastic bag! i didn't even get a cool box) it's going in Tuesday and then hopefully this will be all over! Porsche Australia has 1 more on the shelf if anyone ever gets into this bind! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted 3February, 2014 Report Share Posted 3February, 2014 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 5February, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 5February, 2014 a moment that has been coming for months now.... I FINALLY HAVE A SPORTOMATIC THAT WORKS LIKE IT SHOULD! Thanks to the guys at TD Automotive for sorting it out for me! and thanks to everyone for their feedback and handy info/tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 5February, 2014 Report Share Posted 5February, 2014 Awesome news Russ. Go the Sporto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted 5February, 2014 Report Share Posted 5February, 2014 Excellent! So what's next on the "To Do" list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 9February, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 9February, 2014 so one final update My original clutch was coated in oil from the input seal in the gearbox - there's lots of material left on it, it's just oil soaked (there is a trick I read online and spoke to a racing guy in the US about, soaking it in fuel to get to the oil, then leaving it in Portland cement for a month to get the oil out - we'll see how it goes) first clutch I bought in a box of bits from eBay - got a near new pressure plate (which is NLA from Porsche) and a throw out bearing and clutch (with non organic material so must've been used for racing) he did throw the clutch disc in with it for free so I can't really complain. the throw out bearing was packed full of grease and after fitting this flung around over this clutch disk and ruined it... second clutch is a Porsche genuine one (there is still one more left at Porsche in Melbourne if anyone ever needs one) $450 or so and cheaper from buying from the US! I've now got a combination of good pressure plate that I got from the states, my original throw out bearing, and a new clutch. All the seals were done at the first replacement so it's purring like new now only other issue was my battery was killed from low use (I need to buy a trickle charger) and not providing 12v - so this wasn't operating the solenoid that controls the clutch. So really it was a combination of everything but now it's all working like it should! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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