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Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:45 pm

73 super.pulling the motor. I got 3 bolts out and all wires off.I'm pulling pushing and picking it up and I can't see a gap between the trans! What am I doing wrong?

Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:46 pm

There's a 4th bolt.

Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:46 pm

Thats because there are 4 bolts holding the engine to the transmission...

Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:47 pm

Damn Glenn..beat me to it :lol:

Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:53 pm

I feel like a ritard! Is it up high on the pass side? Thanks

Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:12 pm

Yup, behind the fanshroud.

Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:13 pm

crusadermike wrote: I feel like a ritard! Is it up high on the pass side? Thanks
There are four bolts total, one in each "corner".

The top two are bolts going from the transmission side of the bellhousing towards the engine.

The bottom two are studs from the engine with nuts on the transmission side.

The bolt "high on the pass side" is like the one pictured below, with a captive head on the transmission side and a nut on the engine side. Reach behind the fan shroud to access the nut. It's a little tricky, but doable.

Time for one of these.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=929979

Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:14 pm

Two nuts at the base, and two bolts at the top. One bolt is at the top of the starter.

Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:06 pm

Nut at the right of this pic, the starter bolt points toward the rear. Remove it from in FRONT of the fan.

Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:58 pm

booch, mine was not like the one shown, just a regular bolt. had a hell of a time getting it undone, just kept spinning. where can i get those?

Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:01 pm

Starter bolt is part # 111199101

That can be found from any number of suppliers, here is a link to one:
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111199101

Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:58 am

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