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Old 07-14-2003, 01:31 AM
John Friese
 
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Re: Clutch Housing Bolt Removal


--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "Ed Price" wrote:
> In searching the files archive, I came across a post where it was
suggested that, if you only needed to pull your engine, and not the
transmissions, that you should separate the clutch housing from the
transaxle housing.
>
> I don't think I'm going to follow this suggestion, since I need to
pull the transmissions anyway. But how in the world do you get at the
two bottom bolts on the clutch housing? I can't even see them, let
alone try to get a socket onto the heads.
>
> Ed
> El Cajon
> 67 Rust Guppy
>
>
Hi Ed,
Yes, getting at those bottom two bolts is rather tough and you do
pretty much have to work by feel. I have pulled the engine in one of
my Amphs 6 times in a two week period, while checking out various
clutch and throw out bearing combinations, and removed those two nuts
with a simple open end wrench. If I recall, it was a 17mm wrench.

I simply slide the front seat forward and dive in. When doing this, I
often wish I were about 30 years younger.
?15AJohn Friese
67 White
67 Red




        
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