transmission reassembly!

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

They interchange.
The differences between the transmissions cases are the reverse light switch and the tranny vent.


From: "Koabi Brooks" <koabi.brooks@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "car" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 1:45 AM
Subject: Re: transmission reassembly!


> Thanks I'll give that a try.  Is there any reason I shouldn't use a spare 8v
> 5th gear case cap on a 16v tranny?  I notice the inside of the case has a
> bit of a different look to it but nothing that looks structural.  My
> original 16v 5th gear case has light surface cracks around the thrust
> bearing area.
> 
> On 8/9/07, Ron Pieper <rapieper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I get the case halves together as far as they go, then put the bolts in
>> and by progressively
>> tightening them, get it together.
>>
>> In doing this, you are pressing the mainshaft bearing back onto the
>> shaft.  So, there will
>> probably be some stress still in the case and this prevents the shaft from
>> turning freely.  Give
>> the bearing's inner race a *light* pop with a large socket and it'll snap
>> into place pretty as you
>> please.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> --- Koabi Brooks <koabi.brooks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks to ron,dan and broke I tore down my transmission.  Now i am
>> building
>> > it back up.  I made a cheapassron tranny separator which worked quite
>> > nicely.  So how do i put the two halves back together?  I did not remove
>> the
>> > bearing held by those 4 triple square bolts.
>> >
>> > as a side note, it's amazing how much easier this process was once I got
>> a
>> > heat source to play with
>> >
>> > koabi
>>
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