Mk1 transmission removal AGONY!

[peter at thescirocco.com (Peter)]

Good points!

...And you won't have to worry as much about breaking the Snap-on tool.

Lisle is absolute crap...

I'm on my 4th or 5th K-D tool, and the sucky part is that they have to order
it now, because they no longer stock it.   


Peter-302.832.8989
http://thescirocco.com/

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-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Krupke [mailto:kkrup62@hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 11:21 PM
To: roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca; michaelbuetiwon@gmail.com
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Mk1 transmission removal AGONY!

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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