Date:         Tue, 13 Aug 1996 12:25:03 PDT
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From:         "Shawn Wright" <VWNUT@smus.bc.ca>
Subject:      Re: Cracked Syncro Clutch Housing

On 13 Aug 96 at 1:09, EdBuzz@aol.com wrote:

> Bill there is no gasket between eng/trans so it sounds like the rear seal.If
> it gets on the clutch it will cause it to jerk and eventually slip in
> gear...no smell..no warning.. or it may chatter when moving off line. You can
This description is pretty accurate - the main seal in my Jetta has 
leaked for about a year, and the grabbing has gradually worsened. On 
the heavier vanagon, it may fail much sooner however. Leaking rear 
main seals are very common on the VW inline 4s, but I'm not sure 
about the w/b - so far mine is ok.

 Shawn
'88 Westy 332k (Kyra)
'85 Jetta TD 350k (Jenni)

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