5th gear problem - I need guidance

[rapieper@yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

Assuming you did the 5th gear fork adjustment correctly at first
(0.200"), it sounds like the lock plate could have worked loose and is
let the adjustment work to where it's now incorrect.  Good news (as you
know) is that this is fixable with the tranny in.  Use a new lockplate
and make sure it's pressed all the way down.

Other things to check are the linkage adjustments and the detent
plungers on top of the shifter housing.

HTH

Ron
--- Rick Alexander <ralexander03@snet.net> wrote:
> My brother and I recently did a clutch and ring gear bolts to his '82
> Cabby
> with a GTI transplant. More particulars about the tranny and engine
> will be
> forthcoming as soon as his girlfriend comes home with it. The tranny
> got all
> new seals, gaskets, throw out bearing and just about everything else
> we
> could change. The bearings were good and the syncros were within
> tolerance.
> Actually on the fresher side of the tolerances which was a surprise
> to me
> for one with about 200K on it. We put 2 quarts of MTL in it and it
> seemed to
> be fine. Now three days later it is falling (not popping) out of 5th.
> The
> questions are, did I put something in wrong in the 5th gear area? Is
> it the
> missing 0.1 quart of fluid? Is it just a linkage problem?
> 
> The help of the esteemed list with this diagnosis would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Rick Alexander
> http://www.brubakerbox.com
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> 
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=====
Cheapass Ron
"Victor" '87 16V Scirocco
"Teufelhasen" '93 Cabby <-For sale

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