VOoDOoGTX

spent a good hour trying to get the engine to slide onto the torque tube. its only the suck because i was alone haha. tomorow ill take a crack at it again when im a little more chilled out.

Van

Chill bro. I can't give you any advice, 'cause I've always done it the other way - trans out, torque tube back, then engine out.

VOoDOoGTX

yeah you have a lift too haha i gota smoke some green then try it again

KuHL 951

LOL Yeah that will make it all clear as mud. I dread the same thing on my silver car, it didn't came off the TT easy at all and I had a hoist, load leveler, and numerous floor jacks...I'm sure going back on will be even worse. At least I'll be rebuilding my TT so I always have that margin of slop to work with.

V2Rocket

maybe try mounting the engine and then sliding the tube into it?

VOoDOoGTX

then i gota drop the engine. i have done it 3 times before haha so it shouldnt be that big a deal too get it back together once i have another set of hands

MM951

Hey, you gonna be around tommorow? Oddly enough, I've never had any issues with that part. I can give you hand for a little while and pick up those parts.

VOoDOoGTX

yeah ill be working on the car all day at the shop. come buy if you want to help out, you know my number right?

schwank

I'm just the opposite. Got the engine on the front but cannot get the trans coupler to line up. Have spent hours under the car trying to get that thing on.

It's do or die time this weekend. Damn thing.

Andy1212

If you need an extra hand just let me know, ill be around all weekend.

bigdeano

When I did my clutch job last summer the tranny came out really easy, but getting it back in and getting that coupler lined up was a royal PITA! A friend and I spent several hours wiggling that thing to get it to go back in and then finally got it. Good luck! When you get frustrated, walk away from it for a few minutes and come back, best advice I can give you.

gstreev

Thats the problem, get some brown or gold.

333pg333

"its only the suck because i was alone haha"

...and there I was thinking you already had hehehe. Just get so Schnizzlled that you could be blindfolded with Dental Floss and go attack it with Plazma Cutters!

Tom M'Guinn

Trust you used a clutch alignment tool...

PorscheDoc

Loop a rope around the torque tube shaft and pull down on the rope (and subsequently the shaft) as you slide the coupler on. Typically I see the TT shaft just a shade high and needs to be pulled down to get it on.