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hi.
does anyone know how to remove the torque tube from the bell housing on the engine?
ive got all the bolts removed and it is loose but the spline wont come out of the flywheel
its a 944 2.7 auto
thanx
tony

Don't quote me only ever done it on a manual,
First time was easy came right out with a gentle pull, second time was a pain but found that if the tube was exactly straight then it just slid straight out......

I'm sure one of the experts will be along soon with a more technical and correct response

thanx

No expert , but the times I have removed them it is just a case of pulling and gentle use of pry bar.
On the last one I removed there was signs of heavy wear of the splines where the flywheel fits . You can see the wear on the bottem shaft compared to the top in the photo. This could make removal slightly harder.

thanx very much will keep trying
i didnt know whether there was a circlip or anything else holding it in

There is a circlip on the torque tube splined shaft its a pain to get at. Won't come out untill you remove it.

how do you get to it?
is it inside the bellhousing?
thanx
tony

There is that German fellow on YouTube doing a clutch on a 944 - also removing the T tube

Dave
CT

thanx

Hi Tony, just had a quick look on Pelican forum and found this advice on the auto torque tube, use link below:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-924-944-968-technical-forum/492905-944-auto-84-torque-tube-stuck.html

Hope that helps. Any more info required just use the search function on that site - there are lots of threads to look at, so they should help too.

I don't remember that when I did mine?

Is your gearbox off yet? Is the torque tube at the correct angle? (i.e. not dropped down)

nothing under the back end at all totally striped even the tanks off .
torque tube will move about 1/2 inch then it seems to spring back
thanx
tony

thanx thats helped
will try again on thursday

That makes sense - auto box has different setup..

You have to slacken the cap head bolt that goes through the square block on the splined shaft on the gearbox side of the flexplate. Unbolt the 9 caphead bolts that hold the flexplate and ring gear to the flywheel, this will then allow you to move them backwards to expose the circlip on the engine side of the flexplate. You have to remove this to pull the torque tube out. Its as easy to remove the reference sensors and then unbolt the bellhousing and pull that back to give you more room. Which ever way its a pain. Good luck.