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Originally posted by 88Jetta350That’s what I was looking for….more trouble than it’s worth right now.
If I changed the final drive, wouldn’t I need to change it in the rear diff as well?
No, as you are only changing the crown wheel & pinion (the 2wd final drive) the transfer box (front/rear drive splitter) sits after this in the drive train. [
]How much torque is that then? probably you would be better of with an 02C gearbox,
btw, as the Syncro 020 gear box has a 4.66 to one final drive ratio which will severely reduce your top speed with the lower revving diesel motor, you will need to change the differential ratio to a lower one 8v GTI should be ok,
but luckily for you the 020 Syncro gearbox already has the 1st to 5th diesel gears (ratio) fitted.If you are changing the crown wheel & pinion you will have to drill the rivets out & bolt the diff anyway, and while it is all apart you can check the synchromesh rings for wear as well
We have a few members in and around london, maybe one of them would like to help?
The hand brake cables are available here
http://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.de/bestand/bestand_int.pl
enter 191609721C in the box Teilenummer
it will come up as bremszug @ 36 euro + postage [
]The probem you describe when you parked your car & didnt drive it for a good 3-4 days, but when you released the handbrake the rear wheels were still stuck, possibly it was the offside only, and the car just wouldn’t move,
this is the handbrake sticking on, this can have a variety of causes, the usual one being that the internal h/brake mech is slightly siezed up, in that when it is on overnight it doesnt have the time to seize, but give it a couple of days & it will sit locked on like it has been welded, the bang you heard on driving off was the mech suddenly freeing off.
From what you describe as the latest problem I would think that the internal adjuster mechanism and/or the shoe steady/locating springs are broken,
I would suggest you need at least to replace the handbrake cables
as if they have not been replaced by now (19 years) then they will be well worn & rusty and will not be helping very much, they should be replaced as a pair, if you only replace one of them the extra stress placed on the remaining one usually breaks it within days.The handbrake cables are no longer available at your UK VW dealers, but I can get you a pair over here
It will also not be a bad idea to replace the brake shoes, & parts of the internal adjuster mechanism & shoe steady/locating spring sets,
As for the brake drums they will probably be ok or may possibly need a light skimming to remove the rust ring.
Your wheel bearings should also be fine, I can tell from what your garage said that they have never worked on a Syncro before, as what they said about the wheel bearings is more applicable to a 2WD Golf.
Whereabouts are you? as someone on here may be able to help.
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Originally posted by ld50Whereas a mk2 golf would probably be no less hassle but at least it’s familiar turf and I’ve got buckets full of spares. Syncro would be probably more hassle but I’ve got even more spares.
As you do [
]Please, as from this post on, don’t anyone on here buy as set of these from North Viking,
As at this moment I am in negotiations to buy his complete stock (approx 100 pairs)
And I will shortly be able to sell them to our members for a lot less then the 43 pounds he is currently asking!
Chris S [
]Swapped and exchanged, both the black & grey carpets arrived at their respective destinations today!
As VW want 30 euros just for the sump gasket, I would suggest you buy the ebay baffled one (it costs about the same with the postage)
btw, VW want over 80 euros for the baffle gasket, ouchHi Dan, Have a look in your ETKA and make sure that you have the support bracket mounted correctly,
Model – Year – MG – SG – illustration
Gosy – 1990 – 4 – 09 – 101-10
the bracket fits on the outside of the transfer box as shown
The 3 O rings are located between the transfer box/bellhousing.
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Originally posted by ld50the viking ones like like just the job – same sort of fitting to the inner wing as the oem gti ones have. How much are they?
http://www.vwsyncro.co.uk/data/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2298
43 pounds a pair [
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