Sometime this week i'll be replacing my clutch bearing...

Anyone know if the gearbox comes straight out or if the engine or subframe have to be moved to remove it?

And is it easy once the box is off?

I've removed a couple of gti gearboxes so i cn see there being to much of a difference.

pretty straight for no need to remove engine or sub, just take the battery out. there should be an earth strap on one of the top bell housing bolts (the one nearer the front of the car). 2x 18mm bell housing at top of bell housing. 3x 13mm bolts holding the starter motor, the top one has a nut on the other end eaiser to undo this once under car. support the engine/gearbox and undo the 2x 16mm on the gearbox mount. get under vehicle look up the back of engine and there is a rear engine stablizer take the 13mm off and u can get to the rear 18mm gearbox bolt remove that then take the 2x lower 16mm bell housing bolts leave the front 18mm bolt till last. take the 10mm off the gear linkage and the 2x 13mm the hold the gear linkage to the gearbox might need to take the speedo drive out to get to the top 13mm. remove the lower gear box mount 3x 13mm and a 16mm nut and bolt. the easiest way i found to get the box out, once the box is lose try and bring the diff up over the subframe whilst trying to pull it out might need to drop the engine a little . its just rough guide if u have a prob just drop me a pm

Nice one, thanks for that. Hard to find someone who knows what they're talking about.

i make it out i do lol

Got it done the other day, the advice was great. Only thing I found was the starter motor didn't have to come off, maybe different from the gti.

Fitted a whole clutch kit in the end but now I'm getting a whining noise :mad: lol

kool kool is the winning noise wen drive or wen the clutch is pressed

It's while i'm driving, under engine braking or slight acceleration. Goes as soon as I put the clutch in.

is it a performance clutch? I've heard that performance clutches can somtine be noisey

no its just a normal one, took it to a garage today and they said it's the gearbox. I'll get a second opinion though, selling it soon so might just have to go as it is.

Thanks for all the help.

I just removed gearbox. It took me hours to find 5th bolt. To see it and get acces to it you need to remove intake manifold and starter motor. Its right under starter motor.