tranny swap question

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

I have always heard you cannot put an A1 chassis 020 tranny in a A2, but
you can go the reverse.  Sounds like Drew might know the exact reason
here...but for now Cathy, I would say NO, dont plan on that FF working.

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79 VW Iltis
81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
90 Corrado TDI
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)

Drew MacPherson said:
>
> The earlier style case halves in the FF/FN/2h series transaxles may be
> lacking the holes in the casting to accomondate the A2 rear mount.  I have
> not confirmed this myself, having only ever installed later style cases
> (4K/7A) in A2's.
>
> Check the three holes that the rear mount bracket on the Jetta bolt to -
> they're on the back half of the diff case in the neighbourhood of where
> the studs are on the A1 case.  Check to see if those holes are on the FF.
> If they are, you're away - simply swap over all mounts and linkages from
> the AGS.  If not, then I can get you a replacement.
>
> Drew
>
>
> On Fri, 14 May 2004, C Boyko wrote:
>
>>
>> >From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
>> >Reply-To: <ats@longcoeur.com>
>> >To: "'C Boyko'" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> >CC: <itsboyko@hotmail.com>
>> >Subject: RE: tranny swap question
>> >Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 06:43:43 -0500
>> >
>> >Well looking at the Etka : JEU/87/03/00/300-00
>> >I see available for 5c speed transmissions for this car
>> 9A/AGB/AGS/ACH/CAN
>> >
>> >Now from the looks of it some are for 8v and some are 16v, basically if
>> you
>> >have an 8v Jetta the FF should slip right in, if the AGS is an 020
>> tranny,
>> >which I cannot confirm nor deny (scirocco.org is down again..) but
>> seeing
>> >as
>> >9A and AGB trannies are, the only immediate problem I see at this point
>> is
>> >that all of those trannies are 100m flanges and the FF is a 90mm
>> >
>> >
>> >ATS - Patrick Bureau - Canuck in Texas
>>
>> AGS is a diesel tranny, and would have th 90mm flanges. But Drew said
>> something about the bolt holes at the back on the earlier 8V trannies,
>> (presuming it was for the rear mount) but I deleted it...just wanting to
>> make sure the 80's FF will bolt up okay into an A2 before we go ahead
>> and
>> drop it.
>> Cathy
>>
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