Mk1 transmission removal AGONY!

[kkrup62 at hotmail.com (Karl Krupke)]

Strong suggestion; get the right tool, the way the bolt heads get fubbed 
duck in the first place is someone trying to use a 6 point allen. It'll fit 
close but not quite right, and if the bolts have been in place for a while 
they'll resist and you end up with a worse problem than you started with 
(it's an inertia thang...).
    Really. I know SnapOn has it, and I think MatCo Tools also. Kinda spendy 
it seems ($20 -ish last time I boughgt one, which was... a long time ago), 
but if you buy it you'll be the envy of everyone you know (whom has a VW/ 
Porsche/ Audi). They'll all want to borrow your tool.
    Which only sounds like it'd suck, consider charging rent for use...?

Karl

>From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
>Reply-To: roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca
>To: "Michael Bueti" <michaelbuetiwon@gmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Mk1 transmission removal AGONY!
>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:01:38 -0400
>
>On 9:51:51 pm 06/30/06 "Michael Bueti" <michaelbuetiwon@gmail.com> wrote:
> > thank to everyone!!!  I'll be back @ this Sunday morning to finish.
> > The bolts are 12 pt allen heads, and I'm using a 6 pt allen head w/
> > the aid of a hammer but I removed the d/s strut assembly and worked
> > off the axle. I think I'm gonna attemt removing the tranny with the
> > axles still attached.
> >
> > Note: this is the "Parts Edition" 80 I picked up last winter and the
> > tranny is being donated to my pops for his (well one of his) 82 Rabbit
> > convertibles w/a bum tranny. So after I conquer the removal of the
> > transmission, there will be no install.
> >
> > thanks for all of the great advice. You have all encouraged me to get
> > this bastard out!!
> >
> >
>So tomorrow, when it looks bleak, just get that bastard out!!!!!! If Daun
>and I can do it in an airport parking lot (twice), you can too! GL with it,
>and gave them bolts hell. :) I was advised by a wise person to use a long
>extension and some wobblies, works nicely, with the tap tap, of course.
>(I'll be going the other way before long, this new one is an "axles
>detached" edition, what good is THAT?!! Talk about bad fuel mileage, not to
>mention  lack of forward motivation!)
>Cathy, hands full of axle grease once again...
>
>
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