View Single Post
  #2  
Old January 26th 05, 04:20 AM
Remco
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

The gland nut is what holds the flywheel on, no?

You need to lock the flywheel in so you can take a breaker bar or
pneumatic impact wrench to it. That locking is done with a special
tool: http://vwsplace.com/Images/tools.jpg (it is the tool in the
middle of the picture -- vwplace.com sells it for around $5).
They sell a number of clever little tools -- as you dig into the car,
their usefulness will become cleaer.

As one VW newbie to another, get all the manuals you can afford -
Bentley's VW bug manual is very detailed. You may want to look into
getting the bugme videos (www.bugmevideo.com). Those CDs are the best
tools you can have and explain it all very well in a friendly easygoing
style.
Also stay tuned to this newsgroup - there are some really knowledgeable
nice people here.

Regards,
Remco

Ads