broken bearing from tranny

[wolfsburg16v2k2@yahoo.com (Tony Morehead)]

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that one looks whole because i also bought a bottle of quick tite gel and i was playing with it b4 i took the picture.  so is the concensus that i should replace it or not? and if i should, where can i get one at (maybe 2 i havent opened the other side yet)? or does anyone happen to have one laying around?
-tony
 "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:Tony,

I think thats part of the "limited slip" shim setup that vw put in
the 16v trannys. Its pretty common for these to break (i had some pieces
fall out when I last pulled my tranny) but it doesn't /really/ hurt
anything. Supposedly you'll get slightly less traction, but I tend to
believe that the limited slip barely does anything anyway.

Most people remedy this by installing an 80% diff shim kit (~$80-$120)
from peloquin or velocity, which replaces the stock shims with ones that
supposedly offer greater slip-resistance. Better than stock, yes.. but
worth the cost? Not likely.. in my opinion the money is better spent on a
real limited slip (ie. a Quaife) or saved towards getting one.

BTW the one in the picture doesn't look like its broken?? The little
notches are supposed to be there, I think.

HTH

-Toby

On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Tony Morehead wrote:

>
> still workin on the agb tranny. pulled off the driver's side flange (that the inner cv connects to) so i could replace the oil seal. when i looked inside the transmission i found 3 small pieces of brass laying in the bottom. these pieces fit together nicely to form what i believe to be a bearing. the piece seems to slide onto the shaft and into a nice little area next to the differential. my question is what is this piece called and what is the part number for it, so that i might replace it while i have the thing apart.
>
> here's what it looks like and an idea of size (because my hand is in the picture):
>
> http://www.geocities.com/three_oaks_kennel/Tony/brokenbearing.jpg
>
> tia,
>
> -tony
>
>
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<P>that one looks whole because i also bought a bottle of quick tite gel and i was playing with it b4 i took the picture.&nbsp; so is the concensus that i should replace it or not? and if i should, where can i get one at (maybe 2 i havent opened the other side yet)? or does anyone happen to have one laying around?
<P>-tony
<P>&nbsp;<B><I>"T. Reed" &lt;treed2@u.washington.edu&gt;</I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Tony,<BR><BR>I think thats part of the "limited slip" shim setup that vw put in<BR>the 16v trannys. Its pretty common for these to break (i had some pieces<BR>fall out when I last pulled my tranny) but it doesn't /really/ hurt<BR>anything. Supposedly you'll get slightly less traction, but I tend to<BR>believe that the limited slip barely does anything anyway.<BR><BR>Most people remedy this by installing an 80% diff shim kit (~$80-$120)<BR>from peloquin or velocity, which replaces the stock shims with ones that<BR>supposedly offer greater slip-resistance. Better than stock, yes.. but<BR>worth the cost? Not likely.. in my opinion the money is better spent on a<BR>real limited slip (ie. a Quaife) or saved towards getting one.<BR><BR>BTW the one in the picture doesn't look like its broken?? The little<BR>notches are supposed to be there, I think.<BR><BR>HTH<BR><BR>-Toby<BR><BR>On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Tony Morehead wrote:<BR><BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; still workin on the agb tranny. pulled off the driver's side flange (that the inner cv connects to) so i could replace the oil seal. when i looked inside the transmission i found 3 small pieces of brass laying in the bottom. these pieces fit together nicely to form what i believe to be a bearing. the piece seems to slide onto the shaft and into a nice little area next to the differential. my question is what is this piece called and what is the part number for it, so that i might replace it while i have the thing apart.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; here's what it looks like and an idea of size (because my hand is in the picture):<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; http://www.geocities.com/three_oaks_kennel/Tony/brokenbearing.jpg<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; tia,<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; -tony<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 1987 2 or 3 tone 16v scirocco<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; ---------------------------------<BR>&gt; Do you Yahoo!?<BR>&gt; Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>1987 2 or 3 tone 16v scirocco<p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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