philshizle
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I have a DUK trans on the way and ordering an alh/brm bsm delete as well as a timing belt kit from Roselandtech for a relative's passat wagon. I'm looking for some advice regarding the best way to approach this project. I have shop space but no lift, engine hoist or support bar. I'm leaning towards purchasing an engine support bar that can be used with future jobs. Then taking the entire front clip off and removing the transmission and subframe. Then do the bsm delete and timing belt first before moving on to the wiring, clutch lines, and installing the new transmission.
I have a couple questions regarding this process:
Would renting an engine hoist and pulling the transmission and engine togethor be easier? Is it simply personal preference?
If I were to use the engine support bar is it worth removing the front clip? Or should I simply move it to the service position. It's my understanding that the only advantage to this is to avoid disconnecting the A/C. The atf will need to be disconnected as well but because I'm swapping the tranny that needs to be done either way, correct? That's a bit of a gray area for me in my research.
Also I have been referencing the geared module upgrade .pdf for the bsm delete process and am just looking to confirm that it is okay to completely remove the subframe when doing the delete? I wasn't able to determine any reason it couldn't be.
Thanks for the incredibly informative forum everyone.
I have a couple questions regarding this process:
Would renting an engine hoist and pulling the transmission and engine togethor be easier? Is it simply personal preference?
If I were to use the engine support bar is it worth removing the front clip? Or should I simply move it to the service position. It's my understanding that the only advantage to this is to avoid disconnecting the A/C. The atf will need to be disconnected as well but because I'm swapping the tranny that needs to be done either way, correct? That's a bit of a gray area for me in my research.
Also I have been referencing the geared module upgrade .pdf for the bsm delete process and am just looking to confirm that it is okay to completely remove the subframe when doing the delete? I wasn't able to determine any reason it couldn't be.
Thanks for the incredibly informative forum everyone.
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