[Vwdiesel] Removing the Engine

[Stephen Kraus]

Good News!

Engine reinstalled, reverse of the way I took the old one out. It was
definitely a challenge, but its in, engine mounts and tranny mounts are back
on, and I am building back up!

The clutch was a pain though, the input shaft did NOT want to seat at first,
but after some wrangling it slid on

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks for the input brian! I see what you are saying, but the rear main
> seal looks really good. As far as getting the engine back on the input
> shaft, I know its going to be an uphill battle but I think I can get it
> done. It looks like the cv goes back in and is solid once installed again,
> so I will check it once the car is back together
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> - Sent by an Android
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> On Jul 9, 2010 12:31 PM, "brian hoeft" <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:
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> To remove, you had the mounts disconnected then right? Its a lot less work
> in my estimation swinging the whole engine/trans at an angle at once, but im
> all about freedom, so if your way works, get at it, but getting the diff
> over the block while being nice to the splined hub on the clutch disk'll
> be difficult at best.
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> Im unsure what you mean by knuckle. Im only thinking of 3 scenarios.
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> 1. you didnt unbolt XZN's and pulled the axle out with the inner flange.
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> 2. you unbolted the CV but it was stuck on there and you pulled the boot
> off with the shaft.
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> 3. you pulled off the axle shaft with the whole inner CV Axle dismantling
> itself in the process..
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> or something along those lines.. if you fubar'd a snap ring or circlip your
> gonna want a CV rebuild kit or axle flange seal kit which really would be
> good to do now anyway. even on a budget its not that much more.
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> and if your thinking that installation will be opposite of removal.. well,
> I wouldnt be that confident. That trans either needs to be attached to the
> engine and then installed or install the engine, then trans. having the
> trans in the bay while installing the engine is a ridiculos comedy I would
> pay to watch. ... not being a dick, just candid.
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> a rear main seal might be a good idea if youve installed them before. if
> its relatively clean better leave well enough alone.
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> -brian
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> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>
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> > Got the eng...
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