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I am presently in the disassembly stage to replace the clutch, AOS, water pump and thermostat on my 2006 C2S. I am having real trouble finding good accurate DIY instructions on the parting of the trans-axle/transmission from the bell housing for the 997.1. All that I can find are DIY bits and pieces on the 996 which are often inaccurate (one refers to the IMS as the "balance shaft"...hmmm..) or they refer to the 996 GT3's and 996tt's which appear to be different from the 997.1. I have already removed much of the bolt-ons and connections from the trans-axle/trani. I have also loosened the all bolts to the bell housing except the top one which will require dropping the front of the motor just a bit. Man, these bolts needed over 100 ft/lb to loosen. Hopefully the top one will be easier! I have a number of questions for our member experts out there that I would appreciate answers on: 1. If I am not replacing the RMS (which was done 3 1/2 years ago on warranty), do I need to replace the casing bolts above and below the RMS? 2. The coolant capacity from "dry" is 8.45 gallons according to the manual. Dealer says that I will need two gallons of coolant and another 2 of distilled water which means that half the old coolant will remain in the car-kind off unacceptable. How much could I reasonably be able to drain as a result of opening up the water pump, thermostat, the bottom drains on the motor, the tubes around the trani and the bottom hoses on the two front rads? 3. What would be a good replacement transmission oil (other than what Porsche supplies)? 4. I am only familiar with the old style clutch fork/release bearing from the pre-hydraulic Porsche era. Is there a specific trick to lining up the clutch release lever and release bearing on re-assembly of the 997.1? 5.There is a big variance in values in DIY threads on the web and none that I could find specific to the 997.1. I would welcome factory torque values for the following bolts:a. Water pump b. Thermostat c. Bell housing to trans-axle d. Fly-wheel e. Clutch housing to flywheel f. IMS bearing cover g. Case bolts around RMS I would appreciate any help, past experience, threads and suggestions. Thanks in advance.