Date:         Thu, 26 Aug 1999 13:59:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: remove engine
Comments: To: Jay & Kim Schmidt <schmidt5@HSONLINE.NET>
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Hi Jay,
    Be sure you have all 4 bell housing bolts removed,  one of them helps hold on the starter. Pushing on the clutch pedal will then cause separation. If not the Transaxle input shaft is not letting go of the clutch disk.  Not sure if there is a way to remove  the pressure plate stud bolts that go into the flywheel with the transmission and engine together on a wasserboxer. It is possible to do it on a bus. Then you can remove the engine and leave the clutch disk and pressure plate on the transaxle. I will check for a bell housing access hole and let you know.  
 
Darrell
           
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jay & Kim Schmidt 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 10:36 AM
  Subject: remove engine


  Hi all,
      I'm doing my first wasserboxer removal(84) and am all set to drop, but can't get the engine to pull free(or even begin to) from the trans bell housing. Everything is  disconnected,I've tried various angles by adjusting the engine height, but it wont break free. I've never had this problem on my 2.0 aircooled. I know the lower studs have to come out straight, but I cant begin to pull from the bell housing. Any suggestions? 
      The alternative is to leave it in and pull the heads. Bentley tells how to do it, but Haynes says not to. What does the list think?
  Jay
  84 westy
  77 westy
  71 highroof camper

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