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Lost a socket in the transmission?
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| 02-26-2012, 12:48 PM | #1 |
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Lost a socket in the transmission?
I was installing the intake manifold of my 1988 e30, when a socket fell off the extension of my ratchet. It landed between the block and the starter motor. When I tried to retrieve it, it moved a bit and then vanished. Is there any chance that there is a space near the starter sprocket big enough to allow a socket to fall into the transmission? If so, I guess I better fish it out. I've swapped the tranny of this car a few years ago, so moving the tranny back a few inches shouldn't be too awful. Would that do the trick?
I have an endoscope on the way from Hong Kong..... Thanks |
| 02-26-2012, 07:55 PM | #3 |
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How could it fall INTO the transmission??? It might be down there somewhere **next** to it, but AFAIK, the transmission is a sealed unit, right?
Take it for a drive over some bumpy roads, if you hear a sudden "graunching" noise, then you know you have a problem...  |
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