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Offline TheG

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gearbox swap
« on: 09 May 2005, 23:23 »
Hi,can anyone tell me the difference in putting a 16v box onto a 8v pb engine,cheers
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Offline MR.V

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Re: gearbox swap
« Reply #1 on: 09 May 2005, 23:26 »
i think the clutch is bigger on 16v
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Offline 16vsteve

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Re: gearbox swap
« Reply #2 on: 09 May 2005, 23:40 »
Hi,The input sharft on the 16v box is bigger so you would need to fit the 16v clutch
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Offline TheG

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Re: gearbox swap
« Reply #3 on: 09 May 2005, 23:50 »
ok,cheers,bought this gti with badly slipping clutch,put new clutch in and 2nd gear syncros crunching,as i've got a new clutch i'll just keep looking for a 8v box ,cheers chaps
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Offline Gambit

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Re: gearbox swap
« Reply #4 on: 10 May 2005, 09:57 »
does 2nd gear crunch all the time or just when cold? i.e. gearbox oil is cold
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Offline hockeylad72

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Re: gearbox swap
« Reply #5 on: 10 May 2005, 10:20 »
gambit, mine crunched in 2nd when cold, once warmed up its perfect is this a box rebuild or is there a simple fix?
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: gearbox swap
« Reply #6 on: 10 May 2005, 14:22 »
Try draining it and refilling with Redline MTL, can apparently work wonders!
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Offline Gambit

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Re: gearbox swap
« Reply #7 on: 10 May 2005, 15:08 »
^^^^^ yeah Redline will help eliminate the scrunch but it wont fix your worn syncro.
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Offline TheG

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Re: gearbox swap
« Reply #8 on: 11 May 2005, 10:37 »
When changing from 1st to 2nd i can feel crunching no matter how slow i change or what revs its at,all other gears are fine,do i just need to change the synchro ring or is there other parts as well,has anybody stripped there box and done this??I have not run it long enough to see if it goes when warmed up,bought it with a slipping clutch so problem did not arise till clutch was changed,other than that its a very tidy j reg black 3dr for £500 quid
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