[Vwdiesel] Clutch pain

[Doug Ferguson]

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FWIW I have found that I can hook a cherry picker to the engine (A2), remove the front mount so the engine can be dropped down a few inches, and pull the tranny pretty easily without having to disconnect/remove the whole engine. Best of luck. 



Today's Topics: 

1. Re: Clutch pain (sandy cameron) 
2. Re: Clutch pain (raymond) 


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Message: 1 
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:34:31 -0400 
From: sandy cameron <scameron at storm.ca> 
To: diesel <vwdiesel at vwfans.com> 
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Clutch pain 
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On 3/15/2014 1:22 AM, Shalyn Shourds wrote: 
> Most of the pain is what I'll be feeling tomorrow and the day after 
I know nothing about any of the cars since the A3s, but I always found 
on the A2s, it was easier to remove the engine and tranny from the car 
as a unit, and split them on the work table. 

I once went through the agony of removing the tranny from an A2, and 
chickened out and pulled the engine too, after wasting a couple of hours 
trying to get the tranny back in. 

I never want to attempt a clutch job in the car. 

After lifting and replacing the power train assembled, a few times in 
different A2s, I could get it out in less that 2 hours, and back in and 
drive off in 3. 

Sandy 


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Message: 2 
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 01:25:19 +0000 
From: raymond <rgreeley2 at hotmail.com> 
To: sandy cameron <scameron at storm.ca>, "Vwdiesel at vwfans.com" 
<vwdiesel at vwfans.com> 
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Clutch pain 
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i feel the same as sandy, pull engine and trans a unit rather than just the trans. once out it allows us to clean up any messy gasket leaks, maybe do the timing belt or change the oil pan gasket along with the rear main seal. 
i have wondered if it was advantageous to unbolt the eng/trans mounts, raise the unit enough to separate the engine from the trans (support trans in lifted position) and then pull the engine out for work mentioned. 
has anyone tried this approach. i am planning to swap in a turbo engine where a na now sits and wondered 
ray 

> Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:34:31 -0400 
> From: scameron at storm.ca 
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com 
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Clutch pain 
> 
> On 3/15/2014 1:22 AM, Shalyn Shourds wrote: 
> > Most of the pain is what I'll be feeling tomorrow and the day after 
> I know nothing about any of the cars since the A3s, but I always found 
> on the A2s, it was easier to remove the engine and tranny from the car 
> as a unit, and split them on the work table. 
> 
> I once went through the agony of removing the tranny from an A2, and 
> chickened out and pulled the engine too, after wasting a couple of hours 
> trying to get the tranny back in. 
> 
> I never want to attempt a clutch job in the car. 
> 
> After lifting and replacing the power train assembled, a few times in 
> different A2s, I could get it out in less that 2 hours, and back in and 
> drive off in 3. 
> 
> Sandy 
>