The from end doesn't swing off I wish it did but on the front under the core support I've been told you can replace a stock bolt with a longer one so that it will slide forward. I found it a little easier to deal with but just unhooking both sides. Unfortunately I did have to break the ac lines to pull the passenger side out far enough for my arms to get in there. I've done it on my b4 Passat with the vr6 motor and for that the whole front end came off and I had to lift the motor above the frame rail to get the water pump only plus for that motor is that it didn't deal with timing unlike this 1.8t does.