No, the directions appear clear (i'll tell you saturday if they aren't!)
but it just SEEMS so simple that i though surely i was missing something.
We'll see this weekend!

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Steve Schwenk wrote:

> Sorry the directions on the webpage are not clearer.
> But if anyone wants to provide better ones, i would be
> happy to post them there.  Too much for me to do!
>
> > "Forhan, Thomas" wrote:
> >
> > Steve's pictures tell the story, but yes, it is nice
> > to have a full range of extensions and a universal to
> > take off all those 13mm bolts.
> >
> > I did it three times: once replacing the VC with
> > another one that I had taken from a salvage vehicle
> > (did not work), once with a new VC from Derek ( did
> > not get a good seal and the fluid leaked) and the
> > third time with enough sealant that it all held
> > together, and after all that training I probably
> > could do it in a couple of hours.
> >
> > One big time consumer is learning  which length
> > extension is needed to take out each of those bolts.
> >
> > As you start sliding the housing back, try to keep
> > the actual VC on the shaft, and not take it out with
> > the housing. I used some wooden wedges to make sure
> > it stayed in place. Keeping the VC on the shaft will
> > give you more clearance to move the housing around.
> >
> > Then you have to figure  out how to move the housing
> > over to the side - see pictures 7 and 8 on Steve's
> > site. The trick is to rotate the housing around - try
> > lots of different positions, it will go back and then
> > over to the side and out of your way.
> >
> > But all day Saturday should be plenty of time...good
> > luck
> >
> > Tom F.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matthew Pollard [mailto:poll7356@uidaho.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 12:08 PM
> > To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com; syncro@yahoogroups.com
> >
> > Subject: [Syncro] removing VC- time and ease??
> >
> > Hi there,
> > I've -quickly- looked over bently... how long does it
> > take to remove a VC
> > (the drive line is already out- tranny too :-). How
> > easy is this job? The
> > slideshow on syncro.org makes it look pretty darn
> > easy- am i missing
> > something? How about refilling the diff with fluid
> > (yes, redline mt90)-
> > easy, a PIA? What do i need to know before i spend
> > all day saturday doing
> > it?  Special tools that are not mentioned? (like
> > funky long wobbly
> > extensions, etc?)
> > cheers
> > matthew
> >
> > Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and
> > flirting with death
> > Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and
> > catch your breath"
> > University of Idaho
> > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
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