jimjamjo

Any advice on getting the driveshaft back on the gearbox with a new circlip? It goes on ok without a circlip but wasn't budging with the old circlip. I've just got a new one but it doesn't look any different to the old one!

Also, the Haynes shows two marks to line up but all I found on my tdi was a small punch mark just to the left of the flywheel when viewed from above.

In case anyone else reads this post - a couple of biggish plastic cable ties around the head of the cable should keep it on the ball and save the

Just been to Quickco and they wanted

Hi Just rebuilt my engine and the pressure pipe to the clutch keeps popping out of the bulkhead. Is there supposed to be a clip holding it in? Can anyone describe it? I don't know because unfortunately someone else took the engine out and I've had the task of piecing it all back together again! Cheers Paul

Hi Thanks for that - I might use it next time. This time I went with the advice to use my engine crane and jacked up the front of the car about 85cm which was enough to squeeze in the engine on a wheely trolley. Any higher and the crane starts to move around! With the crane I used 2 tonne tow rope (

Bit disappointing - I was hoping someone could shed some light on the work involved in removing the front panel and bumper assembly? I've seen a Galaxy in a garage with this removed and it means you can walk the engine in from the front on a trolley.

I've got a crane which is good for 1 tonne - will that do the job?

Is there an easier way to get this engine back in than raising the front of the car? A garage got the engine out and I towed it home and rebuilt it. I've got a 3 tonne trolley jack but that doesn't raise the car high enough to clear the head. Is it easy to get the front panel off? Cheers Paul