Clutch

[Doug]

The clutch in my '87 Golf TD is getting consistently grabby. Last winter in the cold I noticed several times after being parked while backing up an incline that the clutch seemed to be slipping initially then getting friction to drive through to the wheels. I suspect oil contamination is the cause. My question is can the clutch replacement be completed without lifting the engine out of the compartment? Any tips not covered in book to make things go smoother would be appreciated.

[Dakotakid]

Yes, on a Mk. II you can sure release the engine and trans mounts and tilt the engine quite a bit (pulling the trans out through the bottom) and pretend you are the second coming of Harry Houdini.....and pull the trans and then the flywheel and clutch. (Also have to release the exhaust pipe). Then, you strong-arm the trans back on and straighten things back out and put 'er together.

I've done it once this way.....once....and I felt it was pretty much as much effort as simply pulling it all ooooot.

Why do you ask? No engine hoist availability? Go rent one somewhere.

Edit: There is pretty much the identical question posed 4 stories down. There will always be at least one lone ranger out there......

[Rabbit on Roids]

do you want to pull it off the engine when your laying flat on your back? or with the engine hanging from a hoist right in front of you? its your decision..

[rs899]

I posed the question earlier on a different thread ( I guess the party moved over here).  Do you guys in the "pull it all together" camp have working A/Cs?  That really looks like a complication as mine is all there....

I am inclined to build a fixture as in the Bentley and go out the bottom with just the transmission.  I am going to see if a transmission jack might help

[Doug]

Pulling it out while crouched or laying on my back sounds like crap to me. Point well taken, I will plan to hoist the motor transmission unit out from the top side. That is where the tractor loader comes in handy.

[Rabbit on Roids]

if you have working a/c, just un bolt the pump off the engine and leave it in the car still hooked to the lines. i leave all pumps in the car if im going to use them again. a/c and p/s both. they have enough play in the hoses to be set out of the way.

[Patrick]

I've pulled 2 or 3 without pulling the engine. Run the car up on a set of ramps,use a cherry picker to hang the engine from, and go to it. Probably have to remove the oil filter to get enough tip on the engine if I remember right........

[Rabbit on Roids]

but is the general consensus tnat it is, indeed easier to pull it all as one unit? i dont like doing things the hard way even if its faster, when i know i could be doing it the easy way.

you are *supposed* to be able to change out the trans in a ford tempo with the engine in the car too, i couldnt figure it out tho. engine got set on the ground, then 15 mins later back up in the car. i will NEVER work on another ford tempo as long as i live...

[smutts]

i will NEVER work on another ford tempo as long as i live...

How about an Audi UR Quattro turbo manifold?

[Rabbit on Roids]

are they as bad as trying to get the turbo and manifold off a audi 5000 with that little cast on nubbin still on the hot side? you know, that piece that sticks off the turbo a half inch JUST so it can hang up on things? well, lets just say that the little nubbin got sliced off as soon as that turbo hit the work bench. i had to absolutely fight that turbo out of the engine room. went back in like butter.