Troubles removing engine, no clearance for tools?

[Zundfolge1432]

[Glenn]

I bought most of my tools online and they were drop shipped from a warehouse. One place that I purchased a lot from I spoke to the salesman and he told me it's a house in the suburbs of Vegas and there are 4 that work out of it. They have no inventory and everything is shipped from multiple locations.

Pawn shops are also a good source. All of my air tools came from a pawn shop and are K/D, Mac or Snap On.
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Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
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[Buzzerbug74]

Mine was out easy as pie! Just got underneath, used the 17mm wrench and they broke loose easy. It also helped that I cut my rear apron for a quicker removal (it was rusted and bondo heaven, I have a replacement)

[Cusser]

I have a set of wobble extensions from Harbor Freight - handy !!!

My 1970 has a 1971 engine case/doghouse, and I now use a metric allen head bolt (from Ace Hardware) on that upper left location which takes an 8mm hex bit; someone here suggested that.

10mm x 1.5mm x 70mm
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https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-metric-offset-box-wrench-set-32042.html

Not really brand specific, but these provide a great angle to get those two bottom bolts. I actually put them back in tonight, and was able to tighten down both from the driver's side without getting completely under the vehicle. Just reached in and got plenty of torque without rounding.

17mm ratcheting wrench for the starter D-Bolt nut. 17mm deep socket for the top left bolt.[/quote]

Ding ding ding! For anyone that stumbles across this thread and is having issues or needs motivation, this answer was spot on. Highly recommend this set to anyone removing their engine. Far far easier than using a standard offset wrench.

[Cusser]