Clutch job/dropping transaxle on ramps?

[Qingdao]

Trans removal doesn't require much height. Just keep the front wheels on the ground and jack the rear up. I do it with 1.5 ton jack stands on the car's rear lift points set at max height.

You don't really wanna take the trans out with the suspension loaded just cause the CV axles can be a bear to get out and in with the control arms in their place. That extra mm you get from removing the control arms can make a difference. At least thats my experience.


EDIT: keeping the front wheels on the ground also helps because you don't loose much clutch fluid. As the reservoir is lower than the slave cylinder.