Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California with clear skies and moody clouds to the north. #Nikon #Zf #bridge #color #ocean #sanfrancisco #california #goldengate #landscapephotography
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California with clear skies and moody clouds to the north. #Nikon #Zf #bridge #color #ocean #sanfrancisco #california #goldengate #landscapephotography
Day 18: I have a rebuilt, reassembled ZF5HP19 transmission! (Second ZF I've had my nose in this week—does that qualify me for some kind of certification?)
I did use the tool my dad and I made, but not the way I expected to; I used them to support all of the stacked assemblies while I lifted the transmission case up and over them. Hey, it was kind of dumb, but it worked! Next up: prepping the wagon for engine/trans removal. #WeirdCarMastodon #WrenchEveryDay #DIY #BMW #ZF #TransmissionRebuild
Autozulieferer ZF meldet Milliardenverlust wegen hoher Rückstellungen
Auch beim Autozulieferer ZF macht sich die Krise bemerkbar: Der Konzern mach einen Milliardenverlust und steht vor gewaltigen Umbrüchen. Rückstellungen und Zinszahlungen drücken das Ergebnis tief in die roten Zahlen.
Lion Dancers by dtanist
Day 17: I may be on vacation, but I still did a little something to make transmission reassembly happen more easily when I get home—my dad helped me make this little "tool" to clamp to the oil pump/A/B/E/C clutch assemblies to get them into proper position, as seen in the YouTube screengrabs. #WeirdCarMastodon #TransmissionRebuild #DIY #ZF #BMW #E39 #WrenchEveryDay
Day 16: no photos today, but I finished replacing O-rings and friction discs and started reassembly, which is a pain in the rear. Got stuck on trying to get the last few assemblies in (they're supposed to go in as a unit) and ran out of daylight, so I'll have to re-strategize and come back to it. Silver lining: I have zero unaccounted-for parts. #WeirdCarMastodon #TransmissionRebuild #DIY #ZF #BMW #E39 #WrenchEveryDay
Clutch packs and ring gears and oil pumps, oh my! #WeirdCarMastodon #TransmissionRebuild #EngineSwap #ZF #BMW #E39 #DIY #WrenchEveryDay