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General => The garage => Topic started by: tonsofun on 19 February 2009, 10:05
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Just fitted a second hand gearbox (mk2 gti 8v) to my car, and when i came to bolt up the driveshafts i could feel movement in the 'cups' on the box, the old gearbox did not have this, Is this a big problem, will the box be ok for a short time while i source another one!
cheers
Mark
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Just fitted a second hand gearbox (mk2 gti 8v) to my car, and when i came to bolt up the driveshafts i could feel movement in the 'cups' on the box, the old gearbox did not have this, Is this a big problem, will the box be ok for a short time while i source another one!
cheers
Mark
It will be ok for a short time, it will be the diff pins worn.
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aye it'll drive ok for a bit but it could go at any time. Could also be diff bearings/races are worn. I had the same on an 8v box I got off ebay, after a month of driving the fresh oil I put in was metalic brown, and once opened up the diff bearings were heavily pitted. Oh and the magnet that picks up swarf was a massive lump of oily shavings :grin:
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are these problems fixable then? i think i heard of an upgrade by strengthening the diff pins, but i may be wrong! If its the bearings are they changeable?
Obviously it depends on how much work this is, may be better just getting another box?
Cheers
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Check this page out:
http://www.brokevw.com
unfortunatly due to the design of the box its not an easy job to whip out the diff, on later 02a and small block 084/5 boxes its easier as the case splits in a different way. Still need to mess about checking the diff pre-load and play etc though if new bearings are going in.