[Vwdiesel] Clutch pain

[Hugh (Sandy) Cameron]

    Old is good!
    Sandy

 (how did it go together at the factory?)
  "dis-assembly is reverse of assembly"- - Bentley?


 Removing the whole engine/tranny on an A4 won't be as easy as you now have
> WAY more electronics (sensor wires), vacuum lines to run more things,
> turbo/intercooler piping, AC (some older did have it-all newer have it).
> Then there is the issue of the torque to yield bolts. Some may think it OK
> to re-use but I can assure that I have hear enough stories on just the
> motor mount torque to yield bolts breaking after a timing belt that didn't
> replace those alone. Then there is the hardship of getting the added hoses
> off the engine since there is more with the coolant/fuel hoses then before
> too depending on what is left on the car vs taken off. Not to discourage
> but you would need to pre-plan a few more parts if this is your only car
> and you are removing it all. That said-removing the axles would save some
> headache but you would need to have new axle nuts and follow the torquing
> for those. If I were to remove the engine-I would removing the front
> completely first as isn't too bad remo
>  ving. No
>   motor mount on the front A4's either-only rear and both sides.
>
> Travis
>
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