Dropping Push Rod Into Gearbox

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Ok so whilst removing the slave cylinder the push rod fell into the gearbox. Great. Bloody fantastic. Been fishing for ages with a magnet no luck. Do I need to split the bloody box and engine?

 

Can't seem to see a observation panel or anything. What a f***. It's on the v6 gearbox btw.

 

Cheers, ali

[welshpug 1,656]

get a stronger magnet, maybe turn the flywheel a bit by rocking the car in 4th, otherwise it is engine out box off and a new release bearing.

 

DOH.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Ok so managed to knock out the little grill thing in the casting of the box with a chisel and fish it out with a magnet that way, drilling a hole in it would have been the next choice!

 

Still not fixed though, piece of crap hydraulic clutch!

[welshpug 1,656]

Georges one works lovely!

[allye 530 3 Cars]

I know! He's explained how its been done and I will be converting to full hydraulic at some point, this cable set up is a bit wank.

 

I'm going to chuck up another thread tomorrow with some picture but basically the hydraulic side has bleed nipple on the slave so I don't see how I'm going to bleed it.