I've done my tdi 90 so not 100% on what it looks like on yours if it is petrol/tdi75 but the flywheel had to go in a specific way to align - can have a look after work what it looks like on schematic - if you don't have an engine lift I'd say you'll need to jack the passenger side higher than driver side to mate the engine to gearbox as otherwise engine is at an angle I wasn't able to get on a jack for box to slot in with the drive shaft.
In mine the flywheel bolts onto a sort of hub on engine (kind of how the wheels go on the hub on the car) and bolted on, then need to ensure the flywheel and engine are lined up (alignment tool I've got a metal stick type thing but it was aligned alright enough when I was putting it back together really)?
When angle was right it just went on like a glove with a little wiggle I was using an engine jack though.
My gearbox is in! It’s the driveshaft that are driving me mad
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If drive shaft is in hub. Try removing from hub then you have more free play to marry up holes to gearbox if you get me. If it marrys up to gearbox then it’ll slot into hub.
Ross
Silly question but are the flanges on the gearbox the same size as the driveshafts.
In the distant past, sure I read there are different sizes and on some gearbox conversions it's necessary to swap over the output flanges from the old gearbox to match the driveshafts
Cheers Spike
plus one for Spikes suggestion , there ARE differences in the various VAG gearboxes in terms of hole PCD, as far as I know they are all M8 threads, but the PCD is certainly different. However it appears that gearbox flanges are swap-able between the VAG gearboxes, so you need the gearbox flanges that suit the A2 driveshafts and fit these to the gearboxI’m quite sure they are, I think it may be alignment but I will figure tight a bolt in just to be sure
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plus one for Spikes suggestion , there ARE differences in the various VAG gearboxes in terms of hole PCD, as far as I know they are all M8 threads, but the PCD is certainly different. However it appears that gearbox flanges are swap-able between the VAG gearboxes, so you need the gearbox flanges that suit the A2 driveshafts and fit these to the gearbox
If the flanges and drive shaft knuckles are compatible then you should be able to finger fit and tighten the 6 bolts
I thought this maybe the case I have soaked it in penetrating oil, and have ordered the tool needed to remove the hub nut
I was thinking this but checking the part numbers the polo, lupo and a2 ones share the same part number
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Big hammer and watch your fingersI also can’t get a single bolt in, I’m not super mechanical I’m also having an issue getting the tie rod end off!
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Big hammer and watch your fingers