Re: 16v tranny problems

[Jean-Claude Desinor <desinor@sympatico.ca>]

  Yes, unfortunately.
  Have a look at this link: http://www.spiretech.com/~vw6spd/rivets.htm
  That will explain the problem ...

	Jean-Claude
	84 8v (had it done at around 200000 Km)

dave t a écrit :
> 
> Has anyone heard of any persistent problem where the 16v tranny's would go
> bad around 100-120k miles due to a faulty design? Im not too sure how to
> describe the problem, just that there will be a clicking noise only in
> reverse gear and that whatever's broken will begin to chip away at the
> housing.
> 
> the reason i ask is because i was going to pick up a used tranny at the
> junkyard but noticed that it had considerable work done on it. there was
> some epoxy on the bell housing possibly covering a hole and some spot
> welding done on the tranny body. i decided to leave that tranny and take a
> look at a new one at a shop. the guy at the shop said that it was a common
> problem for the 16v tranny's to go bad. the new tranny's had fixed that
> problem, and so did the rebuild kits. i told him that possibly my reverse
> gear was bad and he said that the clicking noise in reverse was a sign that
> the tranny was going bad.
> 
> dave
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