[T2] [Q] Dropping Transmission

[Greg Potts]

Yes. I did it in 2001. You have to remove the carbs and unbolt the rear cradle sufficiently to lower the rear of the motor about 1”, and remove the firewall. Once that is out of the way it glides right out over the motor. 

Greg Potts
197x WestFakia “Bob the Tomato
Toronto Ontario Canada. 
Www.pottsfamily.ca

> On Jun 26, 2018, at 7:41 PM, Davepatwms <davepatwms at tds.net> wrote:
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> Cn you remove the gas tank from a 1973 bus without pulling the engine? Thanks, Dave.
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> From: david raistrick
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 3:29 PM
> To: David C Matthews
> Cc: Type 2
> Subject: Re: [T2] [Q] Dropping Transmission
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> only on a vanagon.
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> you can't do it on a bus - not even on a late bus - the nosecone won't
> drop down, the torsion housing is in the way.
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> you'd have to move the engine back - but it wont, because the rear
> body work doesn't come out.
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> you -could- go through the massive pain of trying to remove the
> nosecone, but I dont really think that would give enough clearance.
> and you'd have to reinstall it later.....  and try to not get
> underbody crap into the insides...
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>> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 3:14 PM, David C Matthews <dcm7293 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Anyone drop a transmission without pulling the engine?
>> 
>> David
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