88 16V tranny noise

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

it soulds like your 5th gear needle bearing is going (the cause of the play).
5th gear gets the least lubrication in 020 trannies. its also the first to get
starved of oil when your tranny fluid runs low. you may have a clogged oil
passage on the way to 5th. As far as doing something you shouldnt have, if it
was a 5th gear set from another 020, it should be a simple gear swap, no tricks
or anything.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: <Cloud9dive@cs.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 11:48 AM
Subject: 88 16V tranny noise


> My 16V's tranny is making the sound of gears meshing up yet a little off.
> There's no crunching sounds, just the tick of slightly off gears.  The tranny
> shifts perfect in all gears and there is no sound on acceleration.  The sound
> is noticeable when the car is decelerating and does not change tick rate when
> the tranny is placed in any of the gears.
>
> Just a little background info.............Back in 1992 I put in a 5th gear
> conversion kit.  It seemed to work fine yet a couple of years later I noticed
> kits being advertised for 16V trannys.  I wondered if I managed to make
> something work that shouldn't have.  Everything was fine until May 2002 on a
> trip back from Fla.  The 5th gear destroyed itself.  When I took it apart, I
> noticed the smaller gear of the pair appeared to have some play (rocking not
> twisting type).  I put the stock gears back on and yet this other noise is
> happening.  Would the 5th coming apart destroy some other bearing in the
> tranny.......possibly in the carrier?
>
> Roy
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l