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best way to drop the bottom end



> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org [mailto:scirocco-l-
> bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Dan Smith
> Sent: May 20, 2004 7:51 PM
>
> Ok, so I got the head off finally. Ended up cutting the downpipe but
it
> worked. Now it's on to the bottom end. It looks like the easiest way
to go
> about it is to disconnect the bottom from the tranny and drop the
bottom
> end and then work on disconnecting and dropping the tranny. I haven't
seen
> a whole lot of bolts mating the 2 parts, but the ones I've tried are a
> bitch! The 19mm ones have refused to budge, even when I climbed in the
> engine bay and stood on the wrench.
> My options are:
> Keep going the PB Blaster/wrench route
> Rent an electric impact wrench (do these require special sockets?)
> Buy a torch and try that path


Drop the engine and tranny at the same time - much easier...  Rig up a
handy-dandy brace like Tim/Ron's to make the job easier.

Mark.
75
77
80 S
81
81 S  2.0 ABA/JH/4K


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