----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 =
1:59
PM
Subject: Re: remove =
engine
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 -----
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