Welded fron big bumper nuts!

[rubjonny]

there may be a little fuel pressure in the lines, remove the fuel pump relay and turn the engine over, that should suck most of it out then leave it for a few hours before you crack the lines off.  Have a rag round the pipe when you undo it to catch any spray, should cover it

[golfmk2boy]

Managed to remove the bolts this morning after coating them with wd40 last night.

Front end is completely removed now.  Just need to disconnect driveshafts and exhausts and I should be near to removal of the engine.

IS there anything else i will have to look out for or do to remove the engine... I know that I will have to disconnect gearbox from mounting aswell.... but I do not know whether I will need to disconnect driveshafts from gearbox.

Any suggestions?

[rubjonny]

Disconnect hte shafts from the gearbox & leave them in, assuming you're using the same gearbox, or another one the same.  No reason to take the shafts out unless youre putting in a different gearbox or need to do any of the CV boots.

[golfmk2boy]

I will be swapping the gearbox over to the other engine.

So should I just disconnect the shaft from the gearbox? 

[rubjonny]

yeah remove the gearbox ends of the shafts, you'll need a spline head tool though.

[golfmk2boy]

Hi,

Sorry.... should I remove the driveshaft connection onto gearbox, or remove the driveshaft wheel connection.

Sorry for sounding like such a plonk 

[rubjonny]

driveshaft -> gearbox connection

leave the shafts attached to the wheels