I've done it a few times. Never had a lift or any help, just floor jacks and 2x4s so how hard can it be? The only surprise was that the clutch disk splines were different sizes. I knew about the CV flanges. With my 1/2 assed technique it took less than a day.
On Oct 10, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> wrote: > I replaced the head gasket with a fiber type gasket last week and now > the coolant leak is gone. It turned out that the machine work to > surface the block and head were too rough for the aba metal layer > gasket to seal. > > Now that I've driven the car a couple days I realize the transmission > output flange seals are leaking pretty good. I have another > transmission to swap in, but I wondered how much of a job this is > without a lift. Can the trans be replaced easily up on jack stands? > I already know I'll need someone to help hold the trans to > remove/install. Perhaps I could use my engine lift to support the > trans? > > Any experience or recommendations to share? > > Thanks > Chad > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
