You'll have to rotate the tranny until it goes in. It may be a good idea to have a friend help left the tranny from under the hood while you shift the tranny into place.
It's not an easy task rotating the tranny, especially when your laying on concrete floor. Mark Reda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Arguello" <[email protected]> To: "'MICHAEL INGRAM'" <[email protected]>; "'a2-16v-list'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 7:09 AM Subject: RE: [a2-16v-list] question...transmission alignment after clutch replacement > Different trannys/clutch disks have different size shaft/holes. Could you be > doing the old too big a shaft in too small a hole?? It should slide right in > w/a little jiggling. > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MICHAEL INGRAM > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 11:47 PM > To: a2-16v-list > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] question...transmission alignment after clutch > replacement > > Hello, > Does anyone have any tricks on aligning the transmission shaft into the > flywheel. I having a bit of trouble and cant get it started. Have turned the > flywheel around wgile trying to align..but no luck.. > any suggestions?? > Thanks > Mike Ingram > 89 gti 16v > 92 RS camaro > 00 Jeep Wr.sprt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John S. Lagnese > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 8:37 PM > To: MICHAEL INGRAM > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Clutch question...flywheel bolts > > I have always used it on both. You really get back to retighten those. I've > never greased any of that, or do you mane on the push plate where the rod > goes? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: MICHAEL INGRAM > To: John S. Lagnese > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 11:35 PM > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Clutch question...flywheel bolts > > > Hello, > Someone did say to use loctite but, was that on the flywheel bolts as well > as the prssure plate?I didnt know about the flywheel bolts. I have to go > tomorrow and find replacement bolts for both the pressure plate mounting > bolts and the 12 flywheel bolts. Hopefully I wont have to take a roadtrip to > a VW dealer. > Also what type of grease is needed during the reassembly? My pressure plate > was hard as hell to get off..first the mounting bolts were very very > tight..then the pressure plate was majorly stuck in place. Either way it > came off. > Thanks > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John S. Lagnese > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 6:39 PM > To: MICHAEL INGRAM > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Clutch question...flywheel bolts > > Did anyone say to use loctite on all bolts going back in the flywheel and > pressure plate? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: MICHAEL INGRAM > To: John S. Lagnese > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:43 AM > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Clutch question...flywheel bolts > > > > Hello, > It is a 9mm 12 pt. I bought and used and worked fine. I did not try an > 11/32 but I will next time my 9mm 12 pt is missing. > > Thanks again for your help, > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John S. Lagnese > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:00 PM > To: MICHAEL INGRAM; a2-16v-list > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Clutch question...flywheel bolts > > I use an 11/32 12 pt socket. Fits nicely! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MICHAEL INGRAM" <[email protected]> > To: "a2-16v-list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 12:08 AM > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Clutch question...flywheel bolts > > > Hi All, > Does anyone know what type of tool is needed to remove the bolts in the > flywheel. I dont think (but i may be wrong), they are regular 12 pt socket. > Time to get up on this job that i originally started a year ago. > This ofcourse is my 89 gti 16v > > Many Thanks, > Mike > 89 gti 16v > 00 jeep wr sprt > 92 Rs camaro > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16vcom/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
