Pretty much the first time doing a =
disassembly. I
replaced disassembled the tranny and replaced the reverse gear in my =
1975 Super
Beetle but that is pretty much the extent of things. I did not =
have to
take the cluster apart to stop it from popping out of =
reverse.
Why am I taking my Rabbit 5 speed apart? I was =
replacing
the clutch and when I removed the speedometer cable, the speedo gear, =
instead of
coming out on the cable dropped down into the tranny. I figured, =
no
problem, I'll drain the tranny and move it around until the gear comes =
into
reach. No so luck. OK, I'll take this end part off and then =
I'll
have access to the bottom of the tranny. No access- OK, I'll =
sit it
on the bell housing, and unbolt the case half, retrieve the gear, =
inspect the
syncros and bolt it back together.
So far so good. I don't think I'll have =
trouble putting
it back together but I don't plan on disturbing the main gear =
carrier. The
only tricky part that I see coming is getting the gear selector assembly =
set up
correctly.
Should you do it yourself? =
Let me
finish this project, then I'll say "Give it a =
shot" or "Don't
even try it". I have an ace in the hole- I know of a shop =
that
I can take the gear cluster in to if I really have =
problems and
they'll set it up for probably under $100. I had my 5 speed in
my Rabbit Truck rebuilt in another shop and it cost me $850
US. I really love it and it's absolutely worth it but that's =
a lot of
money to shell out for me. I've never owned a VW that I could put =
into
first gear while it was still rolling before now. Hopefully, when I'm done, I'll have two that have working 1st =
gear
syncros.
Another note, except for the 12mm multipoint and the =
5mm
multipoint, no special tools have been needed. Book show a =
gear
puller being used to remove 5th gear but mine just lifted off. =
I'll keep
you and the list posted on my progress
Dave
Dissassembling your 5speed =
eh.
Well, I would love to hear more about =
this
I have rebuilt my own engines but =
have never
tackled a gearbox
Is this your first time?
Are you using any of the VW =
tools.
Would you recommend it to a (gearbox) =
novice
Sorry about the thousand questions =
but my 5speed
is dropping out of second and I would give it a go if I thought it was =
achievable. It would save me about $AUS1500.00
Dom :)
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, =
1999 2:42
PM
Subject: Two Tranny =
Questions
I am currently disassembling my 5 speed A1 =
tranny and
I have two questions.
To remove four bolts in the tranny, I need a =
"5mm
Multipoint" tool. It looks like the multipoint we use on CV =
boot bolts
but it is a 5mm. Does anyone know where I can get one of =
these?
Autozone, Pep Boys, Checker, Napa have all been tried. They =
carry a
set that has 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, and 12mm but no 5 millimeter. I =
have also
tried BAP, the local VW parts house to no avail.
Second question, when I put the tranny back =
together, I
wish to use Redline Synthetic. What product do you all
recommend? What weight oil?
Thanks in advance
Dave
Snyder