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tools for tranny swap?



And a torque wrench...
-Raffi


At 01:51 PM 7/10/2003 -0700, Jeff Toomasson wrote:
>You should have no problems swapping those. Make sure you do the clutch
>while you're in there, unless the existing is of known quality. Tranny
>bushings are $5 - do those too.
>
>You'll need:   11mm socket and 10mm socket (various bell housing bolts,
>speedo cable), 8mm allen (I think - starter bolts (I have also seen starter
>bolts with a 10mm-12pt/triple-square), 17mm allen (tranny drain plug),
>9mm-12pt socket (flywheel), 8mm 12-pt/triple-square (CV bolts), 17mm socket
>(pressure plate, multiple engine mounts), torque wrench, 17mm and 19mm combo
>wrenches, bailing wire/coat hanger (securing of PP).
>
>1) Take transmission mount off bell housing before trying to remove tranny
>(I'm pretty sure the Bentley says you get by without doing this, but I will
>NEVER go that route again).
>
>2) triple-check to make sure speedo cable and linkage is completely free
>(don't ask me how I know)
>
>Anything else?  :)
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan Smith" <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:32 PM
>Subject: tools for tranny swap?
>
>
> > I didn't get a response yesterday so let me try again.
> > The tranny in my mk1 died (FF) so now I have to swap
> > the tranny from my 84 mk2 (4k) into it. What special
> > tools do I need, what important things do I need to
> > know and will the tranny swap over nicely?
> >
> > Dan
> >
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