Re: tranny problems 020/FF

["David Ruby" <dbruby@ainet.com>]

Actually, your difficulty with engaging first gear could be a matter of
adjustment.  My wife's Golf, and a Jetta I drove recently both suffered from
this...can be as easy to fix as loosening the two bolts that hold the shift
plate (the assembly atop the tranny hump in the car), and moving it minutely
to one side, then re-tightening it.
Won't cure a crispy third-gear synchro, though!

GL
-Dave
'86 8v
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin <aventari@cts.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Freitag, 13. November 1998 23:28
Subject: tranny problems 020/FF


>Well my old wide ratio is going out quickly. i've been forcing it into
>first gear for a few weeks while it was moving(i know, i'm a moron),
>sometimes it would grind pretty bad.. Now sometimes it's hard to get into
>first while im sitting at a light.  my third gear synchro is pretty bad
>too. Exspecially when the car is cold, no matter how slow i push the gear
>shift, it'll grind a little. I have the standard second gear synchro probs
>too.
> So it looks like i'll be doing some tranny shopping. I like the wide-ratio
> because my car revs high and when i put my turbo in, the wide ratio will
>be WAY better than a close ratio. So, should i pull out my 200,000 mile
>tranny and slap new synchros in even though thats probably not all thats
>wrong, or have it rebuilt by a good VW tranny rebuilder, or what??
>
>What does a synchro kit cost? i know a good rebuilt will proabaly cost
>about 1000-1500. I want a velocity limited slip too, but for that i just
>need the close ratio Axle flanges right? not the whole differential??
>Thanks!
>--
>Kevin Fry .:. 81 Scirocco S -- Now with JH power!
>      San Diego, CA
>"If God had meant for us to use the metric system, we would've been born
>with ten fingers and ten toes."
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