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On 6 Mar 98 at 9:31, Steven Ayres wrote: > TobyE=> Looking through my Bentley I see that they recommend that I drop > => the engine and tranny together. > > One of VW's advertising points for the T3 when it was introduced was > that the engine, transaxle and rear suspension all ride on a separate > subframe that can be easily pulled out. It's intriguing to imagine > dropping the entire drive train in one operation: wires and cables, > brake lines, rear engine mount, four bolts on the front subframe > reinforcement plate, five bolts to the body and the whole thing falls > out. Has anybody here ever made use of this feature? I never saw this but for the early swing axle cars it makes sense. I've never tried it. > RobertRebel=> a tool to line up the splines on the engine with the shaft on > => the transmission? > > I've done a fair number of engine installs and never needed anything > like this. If your clutch disk is centered right, the splines will find > their seats on their own. Steve is right, but I think what Robert meant was is there a tool to line up (center up) the driven disk in the flywheel. There is a tool for this and it is VERY useful. It is what you use to get the driven disk "centered right." Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************