On 9 Apr 2005 at 12:46, jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> wrote: > On 4/8/05 22:47, "Shawn Wright" <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote: > > > I have a MT, but otherwise similar. I've pulled the trans alone 3 times, and > > this past weekend, pulled both together. Aside from the extra time > > disconnecting stuff, pulling the two together was *way* easier than trans > > alone, although a spotter is good to have because it is hard to see everything > > as it is lowered. I dropped the engine partway onto two jackstands on each end > > of the engine carrier bar, then moved the floorjack to just behind the > > bellhousing, and dropped the rest of the way onto my floor creeper, then > > lowered the nose cose down, and it balanced on the creeper just fine. I then > > separated the two once out from under the van. You need about 22" of clearance > > minimum - go as high as you can with the van. > > > I have just finally completed my tran only pull. If you can suspend the > engine completely disconnect it as if pulling the engine and then drop the > transmission out. Bolt up the transmission and use a jack to center it on > the hanging engine and then mount engine. I tried it without hanging the > engine and that is a no go. When I did the tranny only, I used a bottle jack under the engine so I could fine tune the height. Hanging it is probably safer, or a combination of both. Shawn Wright http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright '85 Jetta D '88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels) '82 Diesel Westy |
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