First attempt at a drive was not a success. Two issues:
1/3 of my power steering pump pulley shattered, assuming I must have hit it at some point while the engine was out. Off to a pick-n-pull tomorrow, as it appears they are pretty much one-size fits all for E36.
Second, my clutch still needs a lot of help with bleeding. I would guess I'm getting only about 50% normal engagement and then only at the very bottom of the stroke. I've bled and rebled, and even followed the correct instructions to remove the slave (major PITA), and did the push in the piston method with the bleed nipple up. I'm convinced there isn't any air in the slave, as I bled the slave several times, and got consistent no bubbles. I have to pump it several times to get it into first. :-( |