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Date:         Sun, 7 Jun 1998 23:47:35 CDT
Reply-To:     Joel Walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
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From:         Joel Walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Stuck in gear-reply
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On Sun, 7 Jun 1998 23:55:35 -0400 EMZ said:
>   DOes anyone know what cracks these? Is it shifting
>hard? What can be done to prevent the cracking?


from what one dealer told me, it's just a design defect on the original
parts ... and vw won't part for the fix. :( i got the old parts back, and
the syncronizer just flat cracked from the center outward. it did NOT look
abused or damaged ... just a spreading crack from a weak spot.


>Is there any way to tell from the outside if a
>Syncro trans. Has been updated  with the new hubs?


i've NOT heard of this problem with syncro trannies, but then i don't keep
up with syncro stuff that closely.


joel
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