(now) tracking an .80 gearset?? (was): How can I tell if my FFis <81 or later?

[drew at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

Pat - here are the install dates for the AMC/DFQ/CHE - A3 Golf and Jetta.

AMC 08/92 - 11/95 2,0L 115hp (GOM, JEM)
DFQ 08/95 - 07/96 2,0L 115hp (GOM, JEM)
CHE 08/92 - 12/95 2,0L 115hp (GOM, JEM)

Drew

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004, Patrick Bureau wrote:

> Nicely done Dan... One great email for the archives right there bud !
> 
> On the topic of gears, I have been looking for a .80 5th for quite some time
> now, I know the dot.org web site indicates it to be found ob AMC/DFQ or CHE
> transmissions, with a rather cryptic side note "from '93 115hp", and for
> some reason I have been really unsuccessful in tracking one of those
> trannies down there (remember I like in Ford country down here in Texas),
> anyone know what cars these trannies where installed in ? And does anyone
> know of a 5th set .80 for sale anywhere at a reasonable price (no 250$ is
> not reasonable).
> 
> -
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - http://ats.longcoeur.com - 
> A1 eBay Sales: http://tinyurl.com/22e5b
>  
> 
> ->-----Original Message-----
> ->From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org 
> ->[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Dan Bubb
> ->Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 6:14 AM
> ->To: Mark; 'List'
> ->Subject: Re: How can I tell if my FF is <81 or later?
> ->
> ->I've got an FO w/.76 and an FN w/.71 so, unfortunately the 
> ->serial numbers don't do us any good.
> ->Pulling the 5th gear housing and looking at the gear is the 
> ->most positive way to tell. You only have to remove 6 bolts 
> ->and tap the housing off with a hammer.
> ->Peter has the gaskets seperately for like $7 so you don't 
> ->need to buy the whole gasket seal kit if you bung up the gasket.
> ->The gear count for the .76 ratio is 62/44.
> ->The gear count for the .71 ratio is 38/27.
> ->A quick little tooth count is all it takes.
> ->While you're swaping 5th make sure the gear on the pinion 
> ->shaft is a tight fit on the splines. Every broken 5th gear 
> ->that I've seen (only 3 so it's not statistically relavant) 
> ->wobbles on the splines.
> ->Don't know if it's the wobble on the splines that causes the 
> ->teeth to break or the teeth breaking that causes the gear to 
> ->wobble on the shaft, but I would not install a 5th gear that 
> ->isn't tight on the splines in any case. Especially if you 
> ->have bunch of power.
> ->On yet another note, the tooth count for the .76 ratio is 
> ->really high (108) so it has really small teeth that aren't 
> ->that strong. The .75 is a stronger set at 89. The .71 is 
> ->stronger yet at 65 if you have the engine to pull it.
> ->So, guess which 5th gear is going in the nephew's JH junkyard 
> ->turbo Rocco!
> ->Oh, I forgot. There are two different .71 gear sets out there 
> ->(according to ETKA). The other set has a gear count of 52/37.
> ->OK! That's all I know about this. And I mean ALL!
> ->Dan
> ->
> ->
> 
> 
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