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Can anyone help? I am trying to remove the gearbox from Lupo SDI 1.7. It was going ok, until I got to the top rear engine brace, Doh! There doesn't appear to be enough 'flex' in the rubber mounts at each end to move the brace off the end of the engine bolt, to allow access to the bolt to remove it. This bolt has two threads, one 18mm A/F and the other 13mm A/F. I have tried to undo the bolt using an open ended spanner (a few degrees at a time using both sides of the open end), but I have realised that because there is not enough room to 'flex' the brace off I may not be able to get the bolt out far enoungh without someone taking the weight of the gearbox, moving it away from the engine as the bolt unscrews face by face. Is this the only way? I have considered removing the rear end of the 'top rear brace' (closest to the gearstick), there is one bolit visible, but is very tricky to get to and if I managed to get the bolt out it looks like the gearchange linkages go through the alloy brace casting. Everything else is ready to go, this is not going well! Has anyone done this before, and can offer any guidance? Gary

Lupo GTI OMP Upper Front Strut Brace For a Lupo GTI but will fit all Lupo’s I think due to it been so high. Bought this earlier this year and never fitted it. It came red and I stripped off the powder coating and repainted it satin black for a OEM+ effect. I also modified it to fit properly so it clears the top of the strut towers and drilled extra holes for mounting it, so you don’t need to use little screws. The paint is in perfect condition, good enough to fit to my car for shows. Where I bought it from..... http://www.kamracing.co.uk/volkswagen/vw-lupo/suspension/strut-braces/vw-lupo-1-6-16v-gti-omp-front-upper-strut-brace-adjustable.html Will post via UPS. Price £60 COLLECTED or +£10 POSTED Payment via Paypal gift, or bank transfer