[Vwdiesel] Clutch problems

[Erik Lane]

Well, I can lift it, so I might be able to bench press it, but I think maybe
I'll use a floorjack... :)

You just support the engine and lower the tranny out the bottom, right? How
do you take care of the mount there in the rear of the engine/tranny? (The
one towards the rear of the car, closest to the passenger compartment.) It
seems like the way it is mounted it could be a hassle. I haven't attempted
anything yet.

That doesn't sound too bad, a couple hours! But I don't expect to be able to
do it quite that fast. I work a little slower than most, but I'm pretty good
about getting it right the first time! (Which still is slower than most, but
*far* quicker than if I tried to hurry and had to redo things!)

On the positive side, I can finally replace all the shift linkages and
bushings! I've had them sitting here for a few years now. It's a little hard
to find first gear - if you're not careful you get third.

I just hope that my flywheel isn't chewed up... I'm glad I have a wife who
doesn't try to force the thing to work even if it doesn't seem right. I've
met people like that, and I just imagine it has to be an expensive way to
live.

On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 4:10 PM, <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 4/18/2009 12:44:37 PM Central Daylight Time,
> eriklane at gmail.com writes:
>
> > Oh well, I guess I need to figure out something else for a while until I
> > can
> > get it repaired. I finally got over the fever, but I'm still exhausted,
> so
> > it will be a while.
> >
>
>   At least a tranny is just a couple hours R&R, if you can bench press
> an 020 tranny...
>      Loren
>
>
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