[mkiv] transmission removal

[Oolan Zimmer]

At 10:26 PM 7/24/2005, you wrote:

>I (finally) got all the bolts out of the bellhousing.  The housing appears 
>to be stuck in the well.  its supported on the tranny jack but it wont 
>come out.  Do i have to pull it back at all before i lower it?  It is 
>completely separated, but if i try to lower the jack it somehow stays 
>up.  is there something easy i am missing?  or is it just a lot of elbow 
>grease to get the thing out?
>
>-John
>97 single
>___

I don't know about automatics, but I do know about manuals.  You need to 
slide the transmission back just a little to get it loose.  That's one of 
the reasons you need to remove the driveshaft to get the transmission out.

Oolan Zimmer