Take your time! Its a big heavy gearbox. VW stuff is pretty straightforward to get apart. Make sure the front and rear of the vehicle is up on stands. (I made the mistake of only raising the front ...
It has a DMF to protect the driver from vibration and to protect 1st and 2nd gear from torque reactions. So replacing with a solid flywheel does carry some risk. I bought a 2009 MINI Cooper S in ...