Gearbox Question

[rubjonny]

MK3 GTI 8v is a rod shift box, same as what you have now. just need 16v/mk3 GTI 8v friction disc as the input shaft is bigger.

edit: 1 thing to check though, is that it has the studs on the diff housing for the MK1 rear gearbox mount bracket, some of the later boxes dont have them.  IIRC the holes will be there, but no studs

[tonsofun]

wicked just reserved that one, not too worried about the studs, think i fitted one before and just used 3 bolts in the threaded holes instead of studs and nuts.

Cheers for all your help everyone, hopefully no more complications (i guess this gearbox will take the larger driveshafts?)

[rubjonny]

yeah that'll work too
if its not been messed with it will have 100mm flanges on aye!

[tonsofun]

managed to get the mk3 8v box, just tried to get a clutch for it and all the suppliers are having a fit because i dont have the reg...typical! what exactly do i need for this, is it just the friction plate and use the old pressure plate and/or flywheel, or do i need the lot? would like to get a kit ie. pressure plate and friction plate as i know there both new then, anyone know which i need, even a reg number of a car listed with this (would save the suppliers scratching their heads this way)

Cheers
Mark

[rubjonny]

if I were you I would buy a sachs MK2 16v clutch kit from here:
http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=728

comes with everything you need, new pressure plate bolts, clutch spline grease etc and will work with the 8v MK3 GTI box + a MK2 8v/16v GTI 210mm flywheel

edit: only thing I would advise is you get the gearbox code off the flat plate on the bottom of the bellhousing to confirm it actually is a MK3 GTI box

[tonsofun]

thanks for that, my local place has got a mk3 one in stock, and i could do with doing it asap, will this fit, just looked at the mk3 sachs kit and it list a different pressure plate, does this mean the flywheels are different? will it still bolt to a mk2 flywheel??

cheers

[rubjonny]

yes the later MK3 pressureplate & flywheels are different, so they wont work with a MK2 fly!  The later MK3 item is heavier and uses a single roll pin for alignment, MK2 uses 2 rollpins.
I'd go with a MK2 16v kit, but if you can source a later MK3 flywheel then it should be all good.

[tonsofun]

ok, they are going to hate me....will any mk2 16v kit work? (thats presuming there are options, which there always are when i ask) if so i'll phone tomoz and get one it its in stock, if not i'll order the sachs one!
Cheers for all your help btw, dont know what i'd do without this site and you guys!

Cheers Again
Mark

[rubjonny]

all MK2 16v kits are the same

[tonsofun]

i have a problem, i bought a mk2 16v clutch kit today (a sachs one) fitted it all, and when i came to fit the gearbox it wont fit, the splines are wrong on the input shaft...just double checked, and my old (mk2 8v) clutch actually fits this gearbox...so i looked on sachs website, and found out that my new clutch is 28 splinned 210mm, and so are ALL mk3 gti's....like you said! Does this mean this isn'e a mk3 gti box?? its cold dark and wet, and i think all of it was for nothing as i bought the wrong gearbox!!!!!!!!

cheers