Bit of an updoot.
I finally got around to fitting my clutch pedal clevis.
It is a much bulkier unit than the stock one
I had a full new pedal assembly which had the bearing fit.
Clutch master unbolted
Old and new clutch pedal assemblies
The part that threads into the clevis was pretty stuffed, so I pulled it out enough to be able to re-thread the threads.
Back in the car
Connected
I have also had problems with the turbo oil return since I fit the turbo setup.
I decided that I was sick of it leaking and that I would fix it properly so I would only have to do it once.
In this thinking I bought a Torque Solution oil drain kit. ($200 how ya goin)
The first step was to remove the stock oil drain tube from the head
To do this, I put a long piece of bar into the drain and wiggled it side to side and pried the tube out at the same time
New fitting in
Hose attached to the fitting on the turbo and the block
DONE!
But it wasn't done.
The hose had a kink in it and was causing oil to back up and leak out of the turbo.
Do all of the above steps in reverse.
Shorten the hose.
Attach the fitting, this time unbolting the up-pipe each time so it's easier to screw into the fitting.
Bolt up the up-pipe.
Try to bolt on the turbo.
The hose kinks again.
Do the same as above with a shorter hose.
The turbo won't fit because the hose is too short.
Cry.
Realise that the short hose won't fit because it's fouling on the up-pipe bracket.
Try using an extension fitting to clear the bracket.
Fail.
Pull out the angle grinder and chop some of the bracket off.
Reinstall everything with the chopped bracket.
The hose kinks now because of the angle of the top fitting.
Buy a straight fitting.
Fit the straight fitting.
It fits first time.
Go for a drive.
Car blows a shit load of smoke on boost and leaks oil from the bottom of the engine.
Cry some more.
Take it to a mechanic to find out what's wrong with it.
- The head fitting is leaking
- The up-pipe v-band isn't on correctly
- The turbo is at too much of an angle causing oil to build up and not drain
Pull everything back out.
Clock the turbo as much as possible without the drain fouling on the up-pipe.
Pull the fitting and put a bead of ultra black gasket maker around the base before reinstalling.
Wait for the ultra black to cure.
Reinstall everything.
Realise once again that the hose is the wrong length.
It's also fouling on the up-pipe bracket again.
Chop the bracket some more.
It fits.
Buuuuuut, the hose is the wrong length again.
Play with the hose more.
Finally, get it to fit.
Properly reinstall everything.
Resent the fact that if I had just bought some hydraulic hose and replaced the old drain hose it would have worked straight away with none of the issues and a lot less expense.
Drive the car.
It now works, still blows a little oil, but not much. It also doesn't leak from the fitting anymore.
It's at the point where I can't fix it any more at home, and I also need to be able to drive to Sydney next week for national meet. It has also been about a two week ordeal fitting/fixing this and I am very much over trying to sort out this same problem over and over again.
Edit: it may sound like I'm just complaining, but I just checked and I legitimately started work on the oil drain on the 3rd of November and it's now the 19th. It was a nightmare of a job, made worse by some bits of the kit just not working.