Re: Six Speed stuff??

[kdbinney@juno.com (Kyle D Binney)]

hey guys, isnt there an .80 gear too?  I believe it is autotechs, maybe
not though.  Just wondering if it came in any car stock that I could get
it from.  .71 sounds pretty high to me.

Kyle

On Fri, 13 Jun 1997 12:59:11 -0500 (CDT) trnsfrma@ix.netcom.com (Shawn C.
Meze) writes:
>At 10:03 AM 6/13/97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>How difficult is it to install a .71 5th gear?  
>
>
>This is another one of those "Some special tool required" projects. 
>You 
>will need the tool that removes the head bolts. (I forget the size but 
>
>its not a Torx and its not an allen either. More like a 12 point 
>allen. 
>Odd.)
>Step one, drain the tranny fluid!
>The beauty of this project is, you dont have to remove the engine from 
>
>the car. You just lower the tranny mount down to gain access to the 
>end 
>cone of the tranny. Remove it and your 5th gear is right in front of 
>you. R&R the gears with a few more specific instructions and your all 
>done. There is some measuring involved but its nothing too difficult. 
>
>
>>Where would i acquire one of these? New?
>
>Neuspeed sells a kit for the gear swap. (I think in the $350 range?) 
>It 
>comes with everything you need to do it. There is a bolt that is 
>soposed to be a "one time only" bolt.  I've been told by a very 
>realiable source that it can be re-used without a worry. Buying this 
>bolt seperate is very expensive also!  
>
>> Salvage Yard?  
>
>
>Sure! You can go remove a 5th gear from a "pick a part yard". Cost you 
>
>maybe $10 or so. Then its just a matter of getting the gasket from the 
>
>dealer. (about a buck.) It could be a very inexpensive and yet, highly 
>
>enjoyable mod. 
>
>The trannies that have the .71 5th gear are:
>late 80 and newer FF.
>FN, FH, FJ, 6G, 7A. 
>The code is found on the bottom of the tranny, near the bellhousing. 
>(bring a rag.)
>
>
>>Neighbors Yard (he has an 83 gti)?  :)
>
>Heh! Dont get caught! Just put your old gear in his tranny. Think he 
>will notice?? Nah!!!!
>
>
>There was an article in EC a while ago about doing this swap. I 
>believe 
>Rick brought it to my attention in VW Trends too! I'll see if I can 
>scrounge up the article if your interested. 
>HTH!  (as always!)
>
>
>Shawn
>86' Jetta GLi
>82' Scirocco GTi
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