That would be the pilot bearing from the Audi. The way the Audi is set up, the tip of the transmission input shaft rides in that bearing inside the end of the crank. With the transverse VW setup, the shaft doesn't do that. You don't need that bearing in a VW. Tom in Tucson www.area-53.com Ten VW's, two Audi's, one Porsche, one Chevy, two GMC's and a John Deere. :)