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It's
not necessary to remove the suspension, and you probably wouldn't benefit a lot
from it. You do want to remove the left drive shaft, though. That
will save you about 1-3 hours and lots of swearing. I've never seen where
the lower stress bar attaches (and I assume you have one), so I don't know
if disconnecting that would help or not, but that should be easy to
see.
You
will need an 8mm triple square to get the drive shafts disconnected from the
tranny, and before you apply torque, insert the bit into the bolt head and tap
it with a hammer to be sure it's fully seated so you don't strip out the
head.
You'll
also need a clutch alignment tool, but that's just a cheap piece of molded
plastic.
Aaron
'82 Scirocco
'84 Scirocco
'70 Bug -
Hibernating
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
I'm going to remove the tranny in my '88 16v this week in
preparation for a clutch job. I've got a couple of questions before I
start.
- Which components, not directly involved in the procedure,
should be removed. I thought it might help to remove the left hand side
suspension to make the area easier to work in. Is this a good/bad
idea?
- Does the engine have to be at TDC to remove the
tranny?
- The clutch cable (self-adjusting) looks tricky to
remove. What is the best way to do it?
- What are the hardest fasteners to get at/remove? Any
good tricks gained for experience that can be passed on would be
appreciated.
- Any special tools required for the job that I may not know
about (VW specific)?
David
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