I love stage 2 clutches. Had a 91' civic with one. It drove like a DREAM. But I had the disengagement set all the way down so you had to press the clutch in almost all the way. I prefer this way.
If you put new bearings and gears and same price or a bit more than I remanufactured transmission. I'd stick with doing it myself. At least you know what's in it and you know it's done right. Plus you would just have to disassemble the reman one to put in the limited slip differential.
Exactly - This wasn't even a teardown and inspection. Just a discussion about transmissions with a few video clips. If aren't showing a 360-degree of a gear, it's not a teardown.
You, are a brave man. Transmissions scare me to no end. They are like engine rebuilds in the sense that soon as you get started, your wallet starts making the toilet flushing sound. LOL! I am dying to see the video of you getting down into the rebuild.
Its all about taking your time and following the manual. I've done some for $200 cost buying the master overhaul kit and the book for the job. The ones that really suck are the ones that are a pain to R&I when issues happen and you have to go for round two.
Yeah, that's what pretty much what scares me: round two because a synchro was not installed correctly, or I left something not torqued, etc. I can play on Audi engines all day, but for whatever reason, transmissions, I stay away. I give MAD props to our Humble Mechanic here. I am dying to see his tear down and rebuild.
Harry Nazarian I've only ever done a 5spd manual rwd. But what you learn real fast is is the discipline to do every single step perfectly and in order and if you're not sure stop and find out no matter what it takes. If you don't you WILL do it over, assuming there's anything left to work with.
The wear on gear synchro teethis usually due to the synchroniser to hub mating surface (the tapered area between the synchro and gear) becoming worn and glazed. The gear may be able to be dressed up but the synchro should be replaced as it is a high wear component on a car that is driven hard, also be sure to lap the synchro on to the gear using some fine(ish) lapping paste and rough it up slightly. As a rule of thumb, after lapping a synchro to a gear and then cleaning it all up, you should be able to engage the synchro to the gear (dry) and pick the gear up just using the interference in the taper between the gear and synchro. Makes for sharper and positive engagement.
I’ve driven a lot of VW’s (Mk1-Mk3) that had a “scratchy “ 2nd gear.. my own Caddy pickup as well until I fitted a brand new ‘box from VW.. Personal opinion is use what you have and replace what needs replacing now, not later.
My O2a in my vrt exploded. Put in gforce gear set. Bullet proof!!!!straight cut 1-4 whined a bit but 5th was semi helical so nice quiet freeway driving. Worth every penny! And that was abused at 350wheel and occasionally turned up.
APTUNING up in PA built it for me one day turn around. Sent it to me and i shoved mine back in the crate and sent back to them. Great people!!! This was years ago but i trust em.
It looked as if your synchro was worn out on your 1st / 2nd gear. There's normally a gap of something like a millimeter or two it should necessarily ride all the way up the cone
Heya Charles. I just finished doing this. Installed a Wavetrac in a 02J. The oven/freezer method works great for installing the ring gear and bearings onto the diff. Had to have a machine shop press on the 5th gear syncro hub though, so go get your press :-) You should show/explain how to measure preload when you install your diff. Thanks again for all the great videos!
I was quite literal in that I just finished putting the transmission back together...it's not in the car yet! Will report back in a week or so once it's bolted back in. I'm in the middle of a 09A to 02J, so lots of work :-)
Sooooooo... I know this might be asking for a lot but any chance you can get your hands on a 01P transmission and tear that thing apart. I have an 01 EV and I recently got the transmission built. It's known to be the Achilles's heal of the EV. I'd love for EV fans to know what are the typical points of failure for these. I know it's a long shot... Either way, I really enjoy your vids and always look forward to the next one. Keep up the excellent work! And wrench on!
When I went to school to become a mechanic/technician, I was told by my instructors to change EVERY fluid in the vehicle every two years. I may not be 100% with it, but it is close.
I got new gearbox, well used one, for my MK3 Jetta, reverse gear was making disgusting grinding noise (it even had some teeth missing) and 2nd and 3rd were sometimes impossible to shift into, i had to ram the stick couple of times before it went into gear.. Freakin' nightmare when it happens while overtaking someone LOL. Got it for a bit more over $70, put new fluid in it, not a single issue since then, oh and new clutch, bearing and push rod, basically clutch assembly was falling apart when i bought the car.
busilica123 020 is harder to disassemble, my opinion. I’ve done one but not buy myself, I have two to rebuild that I got on a good deal. Need to save to buy all the parts and I want to install a limited slip into one of them.
That 2nd gear still looks good man, don’t worry. If you had no shifting issues before with that nasty fluid you I’ll be fine. The “dogs” on 2nd still have a nice defined point, issues arise when they get hammered down to being rounded or having burs. Install the LSD, set preload, and send it....
i have only done one of these much harder than automatics i think but 2nd will go again just polish teeth into a shiny V the guys at the shop do it all the time we sponsor a VW racer girl so its gotta work and its gotta be cheap
What about the transmission in the Audi RS4? Isn’t that the same one? JHM makes rebuild kits for it as well as a new 6th gear that increases fuel economy.
Would really like to thank you for your videos, I got my R32 running because of your vr6 vids. Keep up the good work, I have the video up on my channel.
I have a MK3 golf gti 16v that grinds going into 2nd gear at high rpm when you shift fast, but if you're gentle it usually doesn't grind. My question is would a slipping clutch cause this issue? As mine is starting to slip, but I'm guessing it is most likely second gear synchro. Also I'm guessing the tranny oil hasn't been changed in a long time as the filler bolt is seized solid. Appreciate any replies, thanks.
It would be interesting to know why there are notches in the gear shown at 4:49. Not that I think they should be considered a noticeable defect though. Any explanation?
Being an ex-trans tech, I'd look for some sort of upgrade from that multi piece synchro on 2nd gear. If you can find someone that replaces that with a "standard type?" one piece synchro, I'd think it would be more robust as long as you can have the same drive-ability out of the thing of course.
I have an '07 rabbit 2.5 with the 5 spd JCT code transmission. Something broke internally which caused a hole in the case. The research i have done suggests this is a common problem, but i have not been able to find any videos or pictures showing the problem or how to fix. I am wondering if you have any experience or videos with such a problem/solution on how to fix and prevent in the future.
I installed a custom gear set and Wavtrac diff in my 02j. Thought about going full dogbox but didn't have the extra $5k laying around for the gear set. I only spent like 2k instead for JUST the GEARS!! VW transaxles are expensive to mod...
It drives super nice and the Wavtrac diff is amazing. The warranty on the Wavtrac is about unbeatable! See my vid here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-obxUNWcqMZE.html I purchased the gear set from www.eurospecsport.com and the Wavtrac came from www.autotechdriveline.com. The stock gears will handle 300 WHP all day long though. You'll save much time and money going to the u-pull it yard and yanking a working 02j out. The gears in your vid actually look pretty good. The chewed up sync tooth ring deal ( I forgot what its called) can be pressed off the actual gear and replaced. If you want some longevity out of your stock gears you can have them cryogenically treated. Either www.brokevw.com or www.vwtransaxles.com offers that service, I forget which. Both sites are VW transaxle information GOLD though. Check them out anyway you'll be impressed.
Hey man! What a weird weird coincidence. I just split my 02A CTN and an 02C Syncro to do a TDI-geared 02C with a Peloquin. I was planning an in-depth video series for it and I think your vids are awesome. If you need any parts or footage or anything I would love to do a collab. I'm building a wicked b4V TDI Syncro on bags and 18's.
Nice Video Charles as always, Can I ask you something my 2nd Gear on my Toyoya Avensis , it is not very easy to fit. Would you say is something related with the transmission or Clutch and Flywheel?
hey this question isnt about a GTI but a CC its making a rattle when i start to brake an slow down? can u kinda stir me in a direction of repair if u heard of this before... no check engine and dealer says no leaks but recommends new trans???
Cool video, I’m having problems where when it shifts to 4th, it will jump and jerk back to 3rd a few times and will go to safe mode and just stay in 3rd. Would this be the mechatronices/solenoid issues or the transmission synchronizer? BMW mechatronic transmission
If you get a remanufactured unit can't you ask for them to drill out the rivets for you? May save some time and effort in the long run. If it's an option. That transmission fluid was nasty😯
Every FWD car should have an LSD tbh... They all (the ones I’ve driven around an autocross course anyway) have trouble off of corners with spinning the outside wheel lol
Charles, my man!!!! Does anyone make a limited slip diff for the 99 B5 1.8T platform?? It seems I only have 1 wheel peel and it's shredding the passenger tire lol 🚗💨💨💨 open diff??
Cryotreat those gears bro. No seriously there are enthusiasts in the VW online community that sell either the gears or whole transmissions with it done.
Hey this might seem like a dumb question but is the only thing involved in a service of these transmissions draining an filling the fluid? I've only ever done automatic transmissions dsg and such and there is a little more to those ones
You'll be fine just don't do burnouts, smash potholes and fly around at 130 miles an hour every chance you get . From all the work you've done to those cars you could have probably installed a jet Motor on the back of it.
The pedal wouldn't come all the way up, and the clutch wouldn't always function to allow the trans to go into gear. It did feel like the clutch still had air in it.
If you decide; to go through the whole trans yourself, you might look into the trans repair kits, by Luk called the "LuK GearBOX", more more info check the Schaeffler REPXPERT site. They come with everything you need; to refresh the trans and even have a instruction kit with it. I wish they would have had these; when I rebuilt my 02M, in that case, I had to get everything from the VW dealer and I can only assume, it would have been more cost effective, to get the repair kit through LUK. Google: "7239 LuK GearBOX VW02J"; for the .pdf repair manual and kit info. They have a video on youtube; showing them go through a 02T trans; which I thought was pretty cool, "LuK GearBOX repair solution for VW 02T transmission". You might need to contact Luk USA; to see who could sell you these kits, as they seem to be shown on their european based sites (Germany, UK). I think it would be cool; if you would connect with large european oem's like LUK and have some videos with them, showing their manufacturing, engineering and parts offerings, for the VW/Audi aftermarket industry and enthusiasts, like us, who have to keep fixing our broken cars! :)
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good channel and enjoy the content but had to stop after 41 seconds .I can't take hearing the word "issues " that many times in a row. The ratio of issues to other words is too high!They are called problems .A word that everyone seems to have a problem remembering nowadays.Let's debate the issues and solve the problems. Now let me tell you about the word awesome......never mind.
