[911tracker85]

Makes more sense to just remove it as a unit

yep, that is what I thought. but with the cross-member attached, makes is more of a challenge as you lower the trans and work the cross-member around stuff. I ended up pulling the fuel pump cover as the cross-member got caught on the edge. next time will drop tranny separate then pull cross-member.

more progress but a couple minor challenges.

got the bell housing, PP, and flywheel off.

after some attempts, finally pulled the heater control valve off the connection to the block to get access to the top bell housing bolt and the grounds.

then when removing the PP, stripped one cheese head bolt. well.... PO had put in all 6 point bolts but one 12 point and I did not notice. tried to use a 12 point but too much damage to the splines and it stripped too. drilled it out easy enough.

when I pulled the PP, the clutch disc came out in pieces. will post pic next time.

all the rivets that hold the two sides of the clutch disc to the center metal disc were gone. need to look at the debris below again to see if I find any of them.

well... back to work tomorrow so will be taking a break until next weekend. from feedback, really struggling with whether to install the stage III kit. will figure that out tomorrow talking to LR.

then proceed with the pilot bearing and RMS, and cleaning everything.