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Re: Gearbox tech, cable transmission into Scirocco




Ok, you guys have me thinking.  What do I have in my 2000 Golf TDI? Is it
a cable shifted 02A?  Cause the shifting in this car is damn perfect in my
opinion.

Eric

80 Rocco (Daily Driver)(!!!FOR SALE!!!)
81 Rocco S (2.0 16v swap and restore in progress)
00 Golf GL TDI (Shiny and new, will make a good winter beater :-) )

"For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly valid science." 
-Kelli Fox

On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Mike VanAmburgh wrote:

> I agree with Kevin on this one.  I'm also on my second O2A car (95 GTI
> VR6, 97 Jetta GLX) and the shifting sucks.  I'd be worried about the O2A
> fragging into a million pieces too...
> 
> -Mike
> 
> Kevin Collins wrote:
> > 
> > Roland Johansson wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm going to replace my gearbox with a cable transmission 02A because my
> > > 020 is breaking in pieces of too much torque.
> > 
> > Ugh.  I'm on my second cable-shifted VW ('97 GTI VR6, '99 GTI GLX) and I
> > absolutely HATE the VW cable shifters, to the point that I'd rather drive
> > an automatic.  I'm even considering dumping the GTI right now, and the
> > shifter is one of THE main reasons.  They're just awful.  They have
> > gotten steadily better over the years, and the 2000 models are actually
> > quite improved, but through '99 for sure, they're HORRIBLE.
> > 
> > I'd try to figure out how to beef up the 020 before even remotely
> > considering going to a cable shifter.  Oh yeah, the 02A tranny is a pile
> > of junk anyways!!   :0
> > 
> > --
> > Kevin Collins
> > '86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
> > '99 GTI GLX
> > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Factory/1780
> > 
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