even more clutch crap

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

A little trick that helps me is to remove the speedo cable from the
idiot box and not the tranny itself.  Every time I have pulled one
from the tranny I end up chewing the gear and/or living without a
speedo until I have someone with good sense come look at it.

Most IIRC of the MKII's have an "idiot box" at least the american ones
do, follow the speedo cable up to there and it has a cable going into
it and one coming off.  This counted off 20K miles and then put a
light on your dash so you would HAVE to take it to the dealer so they
could charge you an arm and a leg for "service" when in reality all
they really did was push the button and reset the damn thing.  Hence
the name "idiot box".  I think it was intended for you to bring your
car in for emissions service but it's really a moot point at this
stage in the game with these cars pretty close not having to worry
about emissions anymore.

ANYWAY... if you pull the cable there at the idiot box it is a little
easier for me just be very very careful when removing the tranny not
to snag it on anything and find something to replace that wax/loctite
looking stuff on the cable head.  You'll know what I am talking about
when you see it.

HTH
Chris


On 9/17/05, Gretsch60s@aol.com <Gretsch60s@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 9/17/05 7:04:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> scirocco-l-request@scirocco.org writes:
> 
> > RE: even more clutch crap
> 
> If you've got a regular car jack that's of decent size that's all you need.
> Remove your back up switch wires, speedo cable, shift linkage, axles, front
> exhaust hanger, and clutch cable.  Then the front, back and trans side motor
> mounts, and you can tilt the whole deal enough with the jack on the oil pan (with
> a woodblock) to slide the trans right out without damaging (stretching) any
> hoses or wires.  Lay on your back and with the help of a freind, slide it back,
> and then hold on and drop it down (don't drop it on your head or tilt it
> cause fluid comes out the speedo hole and smells like ass), slide out and have the
> freind take the trans off your chest.
> 
> I broke a pressure plate once between rounds, and got it changed and adjusted
> before the next round.  I'd say 45 minutes or so.  I switched to a regular
> hex head bolt on the axles though for quickness and was able to use an
> air-ratchet to remove them and snug them back up, which saved me prolly a good 20
> minutes of fiddling with those triple square bolts.  Anyway, if I was doing it in
> the garage, it'd be a Saturday afternoon type deal.
> 
> Good Luck
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-- 
My new mantra:
Keep it out of gear.
Disable that @#$% remote starter.
Don't be a dipshit and try to stop a rolling car.
Keep fingers by keeping them to myself.