Started on the clutch today....

repeater · 01-09-2007, 06:48 PM

Just got the front suspension (need to do wheel bearings) axles, driveshaft, and exhaust out.
That damn front driveshaft CV was solid crust. Nasty. No wonder it was making noise. Support bearing still looked good. Damn that F'in exhaust is HEAVY!

Question...Does teh front subframe need to be removed to get the trans out? It's not looking like it does, but I'm curious.

kday · 01-09-2007, 06:51 PM

Just exhaust and driveshaft and front axles.

And yeah, the stock exhaust is f**king heavy.

I advise begging, borrowing, or stealing a real transmission jack if you don't have one. I did mine with a floor jack and it really sucked.

repeater · 01-09-2007, 06:56 PM

Did you have to jack the front of the engine up any to help manipulate the trans out or did you have enough room to just slide it back and down?

kday · 01-09-2007, 08:08 PM

Transverse bar

A jack under the oil pan would work instead, but it would make working underneath a lot more crowded. If I had a longer garage I would have bought an engine hoist rather than the transverse bar, since it is pretty useless except for this one operation.

I tore one of my engine mounts with the transverse bar. I kept wanting the front of the engine higher to get the trans lined up.

Bill the Cat · 01-09-2007, 09:13 PM

S4-Fireblade · 01-11-2007, 12:04 PM

Just hold them with a rope or something; right one should be hold at the higher position you can, and the left one should be hold as foward as possible- the gear box comes in/out easylly. The front wheels never come out- this will save you a lot of work/time

kday · 01-11-2007, 12:24 PM

01-09-2007, 06:51 PM	#2
kday AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,247	No, the subframe doesn't have to come out. Just exhaust and driveshaft and front axles. And yeah, the stock exhaust is f**king heavy. I advise begging, borrowing, or stealing a real transmission jack if you don't have one. I did mine with a floor jack and it really sucked. __________________ 1994 S4 with stuff 1996 A6q Avant with no stuff 1990 Miata with a little stuff

01-09-2007, 06:56 PM	#3
repeater AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 13,845	Cool. Thanks. Did you have to jack the front of the engine up any to help manipulate the trans out or did you have enough room to just slide it back and down? __________________ Tim - Fishers, IN I don't own an Audi anymore, but stop by semi-annually. 07.Cooper S, with stuff 05.Subie Outback XT 55.Willys CJ5 94.UrS4 - with stuff (sold..sniff) 99.A6Aq - (sold) 88.80 - The Duke (sold)

01-09-2007, 08:08 PM	#4
kday AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,247	I used a "transverse bar". It pulled the front of the engine up. Transverse bar A jack under the oil pan would work instead, but it would make working underneath a lot more crowded. If I had a longer garage I would have bought an engine hoist rather than the transverse bar, since it is pretty useless except for this one operation. I tore one of my engine mounts with the transverse bar. I kept wanting the front of the engine higher to get the trans lined up. __________________ 1994 S4 with stuff 1996 A6q Avant with no stuff 1990 Miata with a little stuff

01-09-2007, 09:13 PM	#5
Bill the Cat AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,333	You guys convinced me -- the $$$ to have it done was $ well spent. __________________ Wenn Sie mit den grossen Hunden laufen werden, **** nicht wie ein Welpe. His 'N Hers - A Happy Garage I'm in Wikipedia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_the_cat

01-11-2007, 12:04 PM	#6
S4-Fireblade AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,000	The gear box can be removed without disasembling the front axles Just hold them with a rope or something; right one should be hold at the higher position you can, and the left one should be hold as foward as possible- the gear box comes in/out easylly. The front wheels never come out- this will save you a lot of work/time __________________ First S4 Movie Upgrades: - RS2 EM - 3071 GT - Forge BOV(external discharge) - Adjustable FPR - FP gauge - TB & IM Inlet enlargement(70mm) - Adjustable Wastegate & stiffer spring - Custom made 3" exhaust system(optional cat) - Ported/Polished Engine Head - MRC's Software Setup(1.9bar) - K&N Cone Filter + Cool Air Intake - Oil catch can - RS2 Injectors - FMIC(AC removed) - 8"10" Oil Radiator - Steering Fluid Radiator - Poly Snuber Mount(improved) - FB Air Intake Enlargement - Eibach Springs & Bilstein Shocks(extra 10% compression & 30% rebound- as per Hap's instrutions) - Extra 30mm lowering mod(PITA) - Original camber plates improved - Brembo calipers & 32330 rotors "Portuguese men love to ride hot girls & fast cars!!" Adriano M. Açores-Portugal

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01-11-2007, 12:24 PM	#7
kday AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,247	True -- that's what I did also. __________________ 1994 S4 with stuff 1996 A6q Avant with no stuff 1990 Miata with a little stuff

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