engine removal

[1973vwthing]

is removal off angine and tranny pretty much the same as vw bug and such?....looks pretty easy once wires and hoses are off...thanks...any extra tips appreciated!!!

[markie61]

Taking the rear bumper off gives a little more work room (4 bolts out and 4 nuts&bolts loosened). Remove rear tin first.
I've never taken out a bug engine, but it was pretty easy in my two Things. Of course, it is easier to destroy than to create...
Mark
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[1973vwthing]

thanks...is it just the upper and lower 17mm bolts and the 4 small bolts at tranny?...thanks...don't have great pics...good directions tho...17mm mounting bolts are hard to see...thanks

[markie61]

The fasteners I was describing were for the bumper.
The engine has the same 4 bolts as on a bug engine - 2 top, 2 bottom. When I did it, I just followed the Idiot book and the Bug Me video.
Mark
PS - 73's are even easier since there are no heater boxes.
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Whut is that-there Thang!?
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Chicks dig my Thing - so what if it's little and yellow...!?

[1973vwthing]

can u please tell me where exactly the bolts for engine are?...have written instructions ...no pics,,,does fan shroud need to be remove to see these bolts?...all i see are 4 littler bolts right where engine meets tranny...need to remove everything to work on clutch plate...thanks

[markie61]

I would say that they are at about 2, 4, 8, & 10 o'clock on the tranny case. I can't remember if they are 17mm or 19mm.

You should pick up the Idiot book http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1566913101/qid=11...;n=283155, the Bentley official VW service manual http://product.half.ebay.com/Volkswagen-Official-S...QQtgZinfo, the RoMoTOC CD http://home.att.net/~stswest/ROMTOC.html, and/or the Bug Me videos http://www.bugmevideo.com/. All very helpful resources.

Mark
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Whut is that-there Thang!?
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Chicks dig my Thing - so what if it's little and yellow...!?

[1973vwthing]

thanks...found all 4 17mm bolts...but the bottom ones are behind mounts...remove mounts?....thanks

[markie61]

As I remember, disconnect electrical, accelerator cable, fuel line, heater box control cables (if there), undo 4 bolts, and drop the sucker.
No mounts - just bolts. The tranny has rubber or urethane mounts to attach it to the frame fork. The engine simply bolts to the tranny and kind of hangs there suspended in space.
Mark
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Whut is that-there Thang!?
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Chicks dig my Thing - so what if it's little and yellow...!?

[1973vwthing]

so here's the scoop...got engine and tranny out....what happened was the tranny and engine were both pushed back about 3 inches from where they should be....how could this happen?...when i got tranny out the rod that connects under the rear seat was just flopping around...i do happen to have an extra tranny...how to tell if it's good?...the rod that comes out the cone end is stable and clicks when i turn it back and forth...the lever on the side slides the inners back aND FORTH... anything else to check?...still curious how the tranny and engine were pushed so far back....thanks everyone!!

[Thingggg]

Some good scoop here on judging trannsaxle shape, but the only real way to tell for sure is run it.

http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Dunes/9702/transtalk.html

[1973vwthing]

thanks...great info...will report back!!