Brian Wagener (panic@FORCE.ATH.CX) said on the date of 12/13/00 9:28 AM

>Hello,
>Well my torque convertor went bad, and I replaced it, but I couldn't
>seem to get the transmission back in on monday.  It would probably be
>easier if I was a pro and had a lift, and stuff, but alas I only have an
>assortmant of jacks, and stands.  My setup is I have the vanagon up on
>jack stands on the back, a jack under the engine to hold it up, and I
>have a jack under the transmission in order to lift it up under the
>car.  The problem is those bolts sticking out of the belhousing on the
>engine get in the way of me lifting the tranny up if I have it close to
>the engine, and I can't make room for the bolts because then the nose of
>the tranny hits.  Has anyone done this job before, and if you can
>understand what I am telling you, could you give me some pointers?

     Biran, you should be able to lower the front (front of the van) of
the engine slightly using the jack (BTW, using a 4x4 piece of wood and a
chain accross the rear compartment works a bit better and gives you more
room to move under the van) and attach the tranny with the whole assembly
tilted down 15deg or so towards the front of the van.

     Once you have the tranny and engine mated, jack the tranny into
place and bolt up the front mount.

     Good luck, I hope you have a warm place to work!

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Bob O'Shaughnessy,         Columbus, OH
vanagon@columbus.rr.com
99 A3 Jetta TDI
85GL with basic Westy interior
74 Bus (Dad's)
72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat, 98 Kid 11/06/00 Kid!
52 House