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What would you do... A question to the DIY'rs here....
Posted by: Mushasho (7135) on 2015-07-28 22:43:15	Share \| Report

Say the cylinder head is off your AAN... and
Say you know you need a clutch...

Do you go ahead, rip your front end off and hoist the bottom end off to do the clutch R&R right where it sits in your driveway, OR

Do you button it up wait and do the clutch more "comfortably" in a shop with a lift?...

I figure that both would possibly be the same about of labor time but not sure which would be the "easier"

TIA

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What would you do... A question to the DIY'rs here.... - Mushasho 2015-07-28 22:43:15 (400 views)
- In your case I'd pull the engine.... additionally to this the other decision would be how much of - quattro.pilot 2015-07-29 14:01:14 (213 views)
  - There is no need to open the AC system to pull the engine out the front. - ThetaTau87 2015-07-29 15:52:23 (234 views)
    - Seeing as I'm only picking up half the motor, I might get away with keeping the hood on... - Mushasho 2015-07-30 11:33:37 (123 views)
    - your pictures don't illustrate "pulling the engine out the front" because you used a crane to pick - quattro.pilot 2015-07-29 23:52:17 (153 views)
      - I used the "swing" method before... - Mushasho 2015-07-30 11:28:12 (170 views)
      - Balancing the engine on a jack is less stressful than hanging it on an engine hoist?  -  ThetaTau87  2015-07-30 00:50:55 (188 views)
        
        if i'm pulling the engine with the jack it's usually just a quick out/in so i'm not looking to get  -  quattro.pilot  2015-07-30 13:45:49 (143 views)
        
        Strapped down to a trans style jack would work well.  -  ThetaTau87  2015-07-31 03:16:17 (132 views)
    - Seconded, I never opened the AC system when I did my engine swap, and did it solo. - zeet 2015-07-29 19:46:46 (136 views)
      - Up and above... - Mushasho 2015-07-30 11:32:29 (155 views)
- 6 speed conversion, complete rebuild of bottom end, rebuild steering rack, rebuild Alternator - fastscirocco 2015-07-29 11:37:57 (201 views)
  - I've got all of that except for the rebuilt alternator, PS pump, & coolant lines... - Mushasho 2015-07-30 11:23:39 (186 views)
    - Don't bother with the PS pump or alternator, they're easy to do with the engine in. - zeet 2015-07-31 14:23:55 (154 views)
- With the head already off I'd pull the bottom end to do the clutch. - ThetaTau87 2015-07-29 00:41:35 (198 views)
  - Because if the PP is good, SouthBend can re-pad my disk, which is the actual worn item... - Mushasho 2015-07-30 11:20:53 (144 views)
    - You must be much harder on your clutch than I am. - ThetaTau87 2015-07-31 03:11:30 (134 views)
      - Higher HP capable clutches usually come at the cost of lifespan, though in my case there's more... - Mushasho 2015-07-31 12:29:34 (172 views)
- I pulled it because I was doing other things. Tough call. Less crap to drop the trans. Depends on - lliejk 2015-07-29 00:07:45 (206 views)
  - Nope, just the clutch... I suppose I think of other things I can do but not really... - Mushasho 2015-07-29 00:30:18 (183 views)
    - If you go to the touble to take the head off and you do the clutch then you might as well just - MarvelousS4 2015-07-29 00:48:22 (246 views)
      - Boom - chaloux 2015-07-29 06:20:48 (153 views)
- I'd pull the bottom end out. Already half way there IMO. - running_cold924 2015-07-28 23:36:43 (211 views)
- Hmm hard to say. Can't really say, "if it was me" because I have shop/lift/etc - chaloux 2015-07-28 23:08:51 (265 views)
  - Already blueprinted and balanced my friend... ;-) - Mushasho 2015-07-28 23:50:24 (205 views)

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