Mk1 transmission removal AGONY!

[fahrvergnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

Peter wrote:
> Yes, and it's a pain in the a$$!
>
> I'd try a visegrip, to break them loose. Obviously it's a little tedious,
> because usually you can only work on the bottom one, so you'll have to
> rotate, clamp, break loose, rotate, and repeat.
>
> If that doesn't work, I'd cut the heads off the CV bolts, work the axle off,
> and the bolt stubs can usually be turned out by hand.  
>
> HTH!
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Bueti [mailto:michaelbuetiwon@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 6:24 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Mk1 transmission removal AGONY!
>
> It has been a while since I've removed one, but I don't ever remember it
> being this annoying. I mean ACK!!
>
> Problem now is the driveshafts. I cannot seem to get the bolts out no matter
> what. I am w/o airtools and the 12 pt allen socket I have keeps wanting to
> round. I'm tapping the bolts with a hammer. I think I'm gonna drop the
> transmission with the driveshafts attached.
>
> Has anyone ever dropped the trans with the driveshafts attached?
>
>
>
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>
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I have used a chisel and a hammer with great success, only time it has 
not worked on an allen-head bolt or the triple-square is when I could 
not properly angle the chisel...

Whatcha do is angle the chisel so that 1) it is perpendicular to the 
bolt, and 2) at an angle so that it will cause the head to turn  in 
favor of loosening the bolt.  You will damage the bolts by doing this so 
that they can't easily be re-used, but it sounds like they are prolly 
already stripped anyways...

G/L

David