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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Len on 27 September 2014, 17:51

Title: Is it possible?
Post by: Len on 27 September 2014, 17:51

is it possible to take the gearbox out and leave the engine in place?

Looking at the space today if I drop the engine off the front mount it looks as if the box will clear the main side beam of the bay and drop down????
Am I right?

Title: Re: Is it possible?
Post by: gasketface on 27 September 2014, 18:57

yes

Title: Re: Is it possible?
Post by: Screech16v on 27 September 2014, 20:38

Yes, I did it a few months ago when fitting a lightened fly

Title: Re: Is it possible?
Post by: matty james on 28 September 2014, 11:47

my gearbox was replaced without movining engine too.

Title: Re: Is it possible?
Post by: Len on 29 September 2014, 13:10

What I thought.

Have to support engine as the front mount has to be disconnected.

Title: Re: Is it possible?
Post by: N900 MJT on 30 September 2014, 13:43

Yeah support the engine and with a bit of a fiddle the gearbox will come out the bottom, just remember to take the plate off the back of the engine !

Title: Re: Is it possible?
Post by: gareth_iowc on 01 October 2014, 21:30

jack under the sump with a length of wood to spread the weight ;)

holds up ok but the road hits my sump enough any way.

Pikey FTW

Title: Re: Is it possible?
Post by: Len on 06 October 2014, 13:09

Well it wasn't!

Offside driveshaft proved impossible to get out of the way!
Dunno how it wasn't a problem when I took the engine/gearbox out last time!
Looks like I will have to undo the bottom ball joint to pull it out of the way!

Title: Re: Is it possible?
Post by: VW BUSH on 07 October 2014, 19:24

I pop both ball joints to do it.