Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:41 pm
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Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:48 pm
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:40 am
JPAT 003 trans gasket.
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:38 am
Bus Depot Front & Rear Shift Rod Bushings. Retaining studs are too big.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:53 am
YA beat me to it.Amskeptic wrote:Rockford CV Boots
no-name CV Boots
GL5 Only gear oil
You must have posted this right after you left my driveway!
How does he do it?
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:12 am
'Skeptic,
Where did you get your Lobro CV boots?
Dave
Where did you get your Lobro CV boots?
Dave
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:42 pm
German Supply? Bus Depot? Specifically requested.daves_ale wrote:'Skeptic,
Where did you get your Lobro CV boots?
Dave
They have 81,000 miles and are fine.
Colin
Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:44 am
German 311 part # shift coupler, used also for type2. Failed at hub to trans shaft. It wasn't welded to the cage, only press-fit, and it was rotating.
4 years, 20K miles, and the rubber bushings are all wallowed out where the long set screw goes through.
I was having a hell of a time adjusting my new trans...I would get it perfect, drive it around the block, and then 1st would be gone. Over and over, until I decided to check the "new" coupling..."Surely it won't be bad, it's NEW!"
I replaced it with the old part I removed 4 years ago, to address the popping out of 4th. It was the trans, and the aftermarket part I put back on is far superior to the ACTUAL VW junk. Hell, even the cage is mal-formed.
Very frustrating, after addressing so many Rancho transmission problems over the past year. Glad to know this isn't their fault.
This is the first time I've seen a VW logoed part fail so spectacularly. Discouraging.
4 years, 20K miles, and the rubber bushings are all wallowed out where the long set screw goes through.
I was having a hell of a time adjusting my new trans...I would get it perfect, drive it around the block, and then 1st would be gone. Over and over, until I decided to check the "new" coupling..."Surely it won't be bad, it's NEW!"
I replaced it with the old part I removed 4 years ago, to address the popping out of 4th. It was the trans, and the aftermarket part I put back on is far superior to the ACTUAL VW junk. Hell, even the cage is mal-formed.
Very frustrating, after addressing so many Rancho transmission problems over the past year. Glad to know this isn't their fault.
This is the first time I've seen a VW logoed part fail so spectacularly. Discouraging.
Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:36 pm
Hey Hambone,
In my limited experience, bending/deforming shift couplers, excessively worn shift bushings, and difficulty shifting are more likely due to misalignment between the trans and the shift rod than poor manufacturing. Admittedly, there are some junk shift couplers out there, but even they should last a while if everything is aligned properly.
Just a thought. Back to our regularly scheduled grousing.
Satchmo
In my limited experience, bending/deforming shift couplers, excessively worn shift bushings, and difficulty shifting are more likely due to misalignment between the trans and the shift rod than poor manufacturing. Admittedly, there are some junk shift couplers out there, but even they should last a while if everything is aligned properly.
Just a thought. Back to our regularly scheduled grousing.
Satchmo
Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:50 pm
My thoughts? The shop that RnR'd your transaxle last year could have been less-than-careful with the alignment of nosecone and shift rod. The VW/Audi couplers I see for about 16$ seem to be excellent quality around here. The shiny chrome ones have to be welded straight…
Robbie
(this one came out of the shrink wrap like this:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0g8Fweus6k
Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:09 pm
It's the coupler. It failed because it is junk. Sluggo went thru 3 in 8 years.
It shifts wonderfully now.
It shifts wonderfully now.
Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 pm
Nose cone boot, original VW #211-301-289A, sold by, and rather dishonestly claimed to be made by, Wolfsburg West.
I bought one of these several years ago. It has never been used because the ID is too damn small to actually fit
over the nose cone without extreme force being used, especially if it has the brass bushing/seal assembly installed. I've tried it, unsuccessfully, on about 4-5 early bay 002 nosecones, including the one on my original '71 transmission. I have an
original VW part that this WW malarky was supposed to imitate, and the ID is quite visibly larger on the VW one, which
fits snugly. I just now forced the (never before installed) WW part over the end of a nose cone w no seal/bushing end piece, and the WW rubber is covered with thousands of longitudinal stress cracks. I imagine total failure due to splitting would occur in a matter of days, if I was so foolish as to actually use this part.
Be aware that these WW boots are being sold by many other vendors.
I bought one of these several years ago. It has never been used because the ID is too damn small to actually fit
over the nose cone without extreme force being used, especially if it has the brass bushing/seal assembly installed. I've tried it, unsuccessfully, on about 4-5 early bay 002 nosecones, including the one on my original '71 transmission. I have an
original VW part that this WW malarky was supposed to imitate, and the ID is quite visibly larger on the VW one, which
fits snugly. I just now forced the (never before installed) WW part over the end of a nose cone w no seal/bushing end piece, and the WW rubber is covered with thousands of longitudinal stress cracks. I imagine total failure due to splitting would occur in a matter of days, if I was so foolish as to actually use this part.
Be aware that these WW boots are being sold by many other vendors.
Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:57 pm
kreemoweet wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 pmNose cone boot, original VW #211-301-289A, sold by, and rather dishonestly claimed to be made by, Wolfsburg West.
I bought one of these several years ago. It has never been used because the ID is too damn small to actually fit
over the nose cone without extreme force being used, especially if it has the brass bushing/seal assembly installed. I've tried it, unsuccessfully, on about 4-5 early bay 002 nosecones, including the one on my original '71 transmission. I have an
original VW part that this WW malarky was supposed to imitate, and the ID is quite visibly larger on the VW one, which
fits snugly. I just now forced the (never before installed) WW part over the end of a nose cone w no seal/bushing end piece, and the WW rubber is covered with thousands of longitudinal stress cracks. I imagine total failure due to splitting would occur in a matter of days, if I was so foolish as to actually use this part.
Be aware that these WW boots are being sold by many other vendors.
Have you tried the 211 711 115A later nose cone boot? My originals on the 091s have worked fine.
Colin
