>I am removing the 2.1L WB and Xmission from an '87 Syncro, using Bentley. > >The manual says to lower the engine and tranny as a unit, seemingly the >reason for loosening the front tranny mount bolts first. But the Syncro >tranny has stuff coming out the front, so I wonder if there is more info >for removing a Syncro transmission ??? > >I would appreciate informative links and/or suggestions. Looking through the Bentley, I don't see anything about disconnecting the driveshaft either. I've never seen it in person myself, but it looks like four bolts hold the drive flange to the drive shaft. This should allow the tranny to hinge freely on the mounting bolts enough to drop the engine end down then, no? John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" |
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