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On 7 Feb 2005 at 18:20, Daniel Baum wrote: > > Sorry, but I'm afraid the muffler is going to have to come off. > I don't think it will be any great problem getting it apart. As for getting > back together again, will I need to get all new gaskets and stuff for the > muffler? I think I've got everything else (except a new intake boot). I think all your gaskets will be fine as is. > One more thing; when I checked the pulley bolt torque, I managed to hold the > engine still using a big screwdriver in the torque converter. Is there > anywhere I should be careful about doing this; i.e. anything that can get > broken or bent? I put the screwdriver under the body of the torque > converter - though the hole on the bottom left of the casing, rather than > in the teeth. This is worth worrying about, but I think you'll be okay as long as you pull smootly on the wrench. I'd worry if you start "yanking" at that bolt; I'd hate to see you pop a weld on the TC. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~