need help separating engine from tourque tube
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Drifting
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need help separating engine from tourque tube
2000 A4. Removing engine from top. All unbolted but won't come out more than an inch. I removed the three bolts from the flexplate to the flywheel. Is that all there is?
What to do to unstick coupling?
What to do to unstick coupling?
Drifting
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There is a harness that is attached to the torque tube and a bell housing bolt. You need to take out the bell housing bolt that is right behind the passenger side head.
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Drifting
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All sneaky bellhousing bolts removed. Engine is 1" away from bellhousing all the way around. I have the service manual DVD and nowhere does it talk about the connection to from the flywheel to the tube. Just want to make sure I an not missing something.
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St. Jude Donor '08
Don't see a reason why you would have too.
Just unbolt the locking bolt that holds the TT drive spline and it will slide right out.
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I simply loosened the clamp and slid the tt back and out. When I put it back in, I didn't orient it in any particular way with respect to the spline. I did follow the sm's procedure to run it with the clamp loose for several minutes to let it find center before the final torqueing.
