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.

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Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 = 10:36 AM

Subject: remove engine

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?