Anyone Transferred FWD Drive Train as subframe?

[cobram at juno.com]

"Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com> writes:
> Believe it or not, I still have to complete the transfer of the FWD
> 5-speed drivetrain into the automatic for my BiL.  I really got caught
up in
> a lot of details ... clutch job, timing belt, head gasket, etc. and

> train, and shifting it to the "new" car.  Has anyone done a swap
> like this before?  If at all possible I'd like to set things up so that
I can
> effect the transfer in a day or two at most.  The biggest problem I'm

IF you're talking about a 5cyl. type 44..I'd say you'll at least double
or triple the amount of work trying to do it this way.  Doing the
components in order is manageable, trying to hold it all together to do
it at once is like trying to herd cats.
This is possible and does simplify things on several Mercedes Benz models
(BTDT), because unlike Audi, the suspension, gearbox, engine etc. are all
mounted on the subframe.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/

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