Tranny Install from Hell

[alan pritchard]

i had a bit of a nightmare, very similar to this on my cgt.  jack the front
of the block up (possibly loosen front mount/stop to allow more movement).
If possible do this with the car in the air, rolling around on your back
with a gearbox sucks.  Check the alignment of your clutch, then double
check, and triple check, it may appear to be lined up, but chances are it
isnt.  Its worth buying/making a tool for this job. i thought mine was spot
on, but no joy, so i loosened the clutch, re centred, still nothing,  third
time lucky and it went in.  Incidently it can take some force,  i had to use
2 crowbars to remove my gearbox, and half as much (one crowbar, lol) to put
it back in.

----- Original Message -----
From: "gwbutler" <gwbutler at net1plus.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 3:04 PM
Subject: Tranny Install from Hell


> Hello all,
>
> I finally removed and replaced the outer pilot bearing race (with a Dremel
> bit...ouch)on my 84ksq. I installed a new clutch kit (using a centering
tool)
> onto my newly machined flywheel and anticipated an easy re-installation of
the
> transmission.  I was very, very wrong.  After renting a transmission jack
> (piece of rubbish really...no chain to hold transmission in place ...I had
to
> use solid rubber bungy cords)with two knobs for axis adjustments I managed
to
> get the edge of the bell housing to within a half-inch (all the way
around) of
> the engine block... but no further.  I still have some "wiggle-room" on
the
> left/right axis...and a tiny bit of play on the up/down axis..nothing is
being
> stressed.  The problem is that I can't get the ##@@@!!****&& transmission
"all
> the way in".  I've backed the transmission out several times to make sure
that
> the pilot bearing face is still intact and that there are no cables or
other
> obstructions in the way (there aren't...it just won't budge any further
> forward). BTW, I also fabricated (out of 4x4's) a device to allow me to
raise
> and lower the front of the engine per the Bentley...still doesn't help.
I'm
> running out of nice weather here and I don't have a garage (84ksq is
sitting
> on my concrete driveway and is raised about two feet in the air on cinder
> blocks).
> Does anyone know any "tricks" for persuading the transmission to mate with
the
> block? Heeeeeeeeeellllllppppppppp. TIA
>
>
> Regards,
>
> George B.
> Massachusetts
>