either way. the only way you can start is to undo the 4 17mm nuts or bolts that hold the trannie to the engine assebly .. which includes engine block, adatper , then flyweel and clutch. swaping in another trans ? scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:17 PM Subject: Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
> Flywheel sticks out past plate, so yes. > > <scratches head> > > Hmmmm...... > > So if one tried to remove plate+tranny as a unit, the plate would hang > up on the FW? > > Can't believe I'm asking this. I put the dang thing in! ;) > > Neil. > > > On 3/16/10, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote: >> doesn't it sit behind the flywheel, necessitating removal of the trans >> before removing the plate? >> (it's been about a year since i took mine apart, and don't remember >> offhand). >> >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 22:49, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi all. >>> >>> No biggie but.... >>> >>> On a Vanagon with a KEP adaptor plate, is it easier to remove tranny >>> w/adapter plate attached? >>> >>> Seems so. Just some nuts/bolts. No studs to mess around with when >>> tilting tranny down/out. >>> >>> Drawing a blank, >>> >>> >>> Neil. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" >>> >>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >>> >> > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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