I really do hate cleaning stuff. The gearbox was all covered in a combination of sticky old gearbox oil and road dirt so after scraping as much as i could off with scrapers i gave it its first soaking in degreaser. After another soaking and a scrubbing with old toothbrushes and nylon brushes it now looks like this: Not sure if its clean enough for some acid etch or if i'll need to give it another going over.
Axle tubes will come off next for a going over with a wire brush on the grinder, then they'll get a coat of grey oxide primer followed by chassis black. The rear gearbox mounting cradle is soaking in degeaser as are the bearing housings. Not sure how to get the old oil seals out of them as they are a tight fit.
Removed one of the axle tubes today ready to be cleaned up and painted. 3 of the nuts can undone and the other 3 wound out the studs.
Shh, don't tell Fran. She's probably already noticed them on the kitchen radiatior but just hasn't said anything......yet.
Been trying to remove the clutch arm and failing miserably. Circlip is off but bust my puller trying to pull the arm off.
Could do. Someone on vzi suggested heating it til cherry red with butane torch then it should come off.
Filler plug was removed before the box was drained then put back in. I've had that happen before on my passat so checked it before emptying it.
