Is it possible?

[Len]

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?

[gasketface]

yes

[Screech16v]

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

[matty james]

my gearbox was replaced without movining engine too.

[Len]

What I thought.

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

[N900 MJT]

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 !

[gareth_iowc]

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

[Len]

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!

[VW BUSH]

I pop both ball joints to do it.