marathon tranny pull at the yard (long)

[kervinridgley@earthlink.net (Kervin)]

Well, I went to the junk yard today to get a tranny for my 90 golf. 
They had a 88 diesel Jetta that had the front end mashed.  Perfect I
thought.  To start, I didn't bring a bentley so when I got going, I saw
it was pretty different from my Scirocco.  I was amazed at all that
extra metal , sub frame and big motor mounts.  After much unbolting,
pulling and cutting, I see that the passenger side axle has one of the
heads missing from the bolts that attach it to the tranny flange. 
Bummer.  I can't figure out how to get it off.  I come up with plan B. 
I take the axle nut off the passenger side and I figure I'll be able to
slide the tranny out with the passenger axle still attached.  After I
get going on that, I see the block was pushed back far enough to bend
the passenger side axle!  I spent a very long time working to get this
tranny and now, i think , I'm going to have to pay the yard to have them
take it out for me.  The will make the price go from $100 to $200.  I
guess $200 is a kinda fair price, but I was hope that someone on the
list has an idea for me.
  I can't remember who had posted about the lame "L" jacks.  That's was
the Jetta had and boy are those things bad.  I did score a little cheap
ass bling-bling.  I know have a chrome cheater bar.  I'm ready for the
show circuit.
  By the way, when I got home I did fix my brake problem.  It turned out
that I had over extended the drivers side drum cylinder on Sunday. 
$11.00 for a reman cylinder and my brakes are back to great and I got to
use my power bleeder again.  Now most thoughts of rear discs can be put
away.
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Kervin
86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80% and lots of other numbers and letters
88 Gti 1.8 16v Not done and now it's winter :(
00 tt600