either way. the only way you can start is to undo the 4 17mm nuts or bolts
that hold the trannie to the engine assebly ..
which includes engine block, adatper , then flyweel and clutch.

swaping in another trans ?

scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission

> Flywheel sticks out past plate, so yes.
>
> <scratches head>
>
> Hmmmm......
>
> So if one tried to remove plate+tranny as a unit, the plate would hang
> up on the FW?
>
> Can't believe I'm asking this. I put the dang thing in!   ;)
>
> Neil.
>
>
> On 3/16/10, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote:
>> doesn't it sit behind the flywheel, necessitating removal of the trans
>> before removing the plate?
>> (it's been about a year since i took mine apart, and don't remember
>> offhand).
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 22:49, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> No biggie but....
>>>
>>> On a Vanagon with a KEP adaptor plate, is it easier to remove tranny
>>> w/adapter plate attached?
>>>
>>> Seems so. Just some nuts/bolts. No studs to mess around with when
>>> tilting tranny down/out.
>>>
>>> Drawing a blank,
>>>
>>>
>>> Neil.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>>
>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines