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<\/a>I spent the previous two weeks putting ads on Craigslist trying to find a buyer for the motor. A couple people wanted me to drive up to LA and then somehow get my engine-less car back home. I finally found a local buyer. He and a friend came and drove the car and we agreed on a price.<\/p>\nThe following Saturday, he and his friend came to get the engine. They brought a hoist and pneumatic tools. It took from about 9 am until about 3 pm to get that sucker out. A lot of the time was spent cutting out the exhaust system. They wanted it, and it was welded to the body (it should have been attached with rubber hangers).<\/p>\n
Once the exhaust was separated, the engine came out. We left the transmission in the car since a few of the bolts that attached the differential to the CV joints were not cooperating.<\/p>\n
I cut the head off one of the bolts and damaged the CV joint. After that, I took a break and did some web searching. The VW transaxle is attached to the CV joint using 6 cheese head bolts with 12 point triple square heads. The key to removing them is to clean them out really well. Otherwise, the little points don’t make a good contact and they strip very easily.<\/p>\n
Even after cleaning, one bolt was still difficult to remove. I ended up taking a hammer and driving the triple square bit into the bolt. After that, I used a breaker bar and got the thing out. The triple square bit is still attached to the bolt.<\/p>\n
Finally, I had a Jetta with an empty engine bay.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Engine removal day was intense. The night before, I removed the grille and bumper assembly. I took out the condenser and radiator. This gave us a nice clear shot at the engine. I spent the previous two weeks putting ads … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n