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icekoffee Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2005 Posts: 1239 Location: DeSoto, Missouri
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:38 am Post subject: Trouble rremoving the transaxle |
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I am trying to swap transaxles in my beetle. All was well until I tried to get the axles off of the spring plate. I tried going from the inside with a 19mm on my impact wrench but cannot seem to break the bolts. Does anyone use a different method that might be more effective?
thanks _________________ 1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi |
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Livin'LaVdubLoca Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2005 Posts: 104 Location: Boulder, CO
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:12 am Post subject: |
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I just pulled my trans as well.
Soaked those bolts in PB Blaster and stabalized the nut with an open end wrench while loosening the bolt with a socket.
It was pretty straight forward. _________________ --KEVIN--
My '67 Type 1 Project
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. |
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31266 Location: Hot Arizona
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jstgtpaid Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2010 Posts: 19 Location: Tampa, FL
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:47 am Post subject: |
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I recently removed my transmission as well. I used a breaker bar (didn't need the cheater extension though) and penetrating oil. Came out easy enough... |
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Reaper Samba Member
Joined: March 27, 2008 Posts: 249 Location: Olympia, WA.
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Jürgen Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:38 am Post subject: |
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A long lever will generate an outrageous amount of torque. If a breaker bar and a cheater pipe make a long enough lever, there is no nut that can't be removed, even if that means that the nut and bolt fail.
Don't use a socket wrench with a cheater pipe, though. The ratchet mechanism can fail before the nut does. |
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drscope Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2007 Posts: 15273 Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Eat your Wheaties! _________________ Mother Nature is a Mean Evil Bitch! |
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icekoffee Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2005 Posts: 1239 Location: DeSoto, Missouri
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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i called in a favor to the brother in law who is a heavy equitment mechanic.... he brought his truck over and it was done in a few seconds lol _________________ 1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi |
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