Disaster! Clutch removal problem

[Emc]

Can anyone help? We are finding it physically impossible to drop the transmission in order to change the clutch. Cant believe its possible without removing the engine - dont want to put it all back together unfixed. Are we missing something?

[GTI-T]

A bit of useful information mate what cars is it 

[Emc]

Hi,

We are looking at :

Golf GTi, 2 litre, Nov 1985.
ADY engine
CHE transmission

Cheers!

[carl]

ive think you have to turn the gearbox from right to left for it to come out.
thats what my brothering law says he works in a garage so give that ago.

[Horney]

You not got a haynes or a workshop manual?

I would have thought attempting a job like this without one a little optermistic. As said above you need to wiggle it around a fair bit to get it out. I didn't do mine, but my local mechanic hated doing it. It took him hours to get the box back in and the startermotor lined up!

Nick

[AudiA8Quattro]

Rotate the diff up to give you enough clearance.
BTW haynes is next to useless!

[Lewy]

Have you tried the metal flywheel cover, gets people everytime, all it takes it a couple of 10mm bolts, and wahey, she's out!

[Emc]

thanks for feedback...can you elaborate on the fly wheel suggestion.
Following Haynes to tthe letter so far!

[Agreeable Slick]

I presume you have removed the driveshafts from the box already, and all the spline/hex bolts around the bell housing. It should then just rotate 90 degrees clockwise and then be able to be pulled straight off. It's a quite heavy lump but as long as one person is supporting and the other moving it around then it should be pretty straight forward.

[Emc]

Yep - all disconnected, free to rotate. Do we need to rotate before withdraw? Thanks!