(WAS) Differential flange question (NOW): 5th gear swap?

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (Larry Fry)]

My son just swapped fifth in his GTI...took him about two hours with a
helper.

Larry
sandiego16v


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan H" <rhock99@epix.net>
To: <stetson@unrealexpectations.ath.cx>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 10:51 AM
Subject: (WAS) Differential flange question (NOW): 5th gear swap?


> The sloppyness is in and out, and twisting.  OK, thanks for all the
advice; it's a 16V, so those hubs are included, I've got the 80% lock kit,
which has new circlips.  Also, got new seals/bearings.  And a differential
bolt kit.  The only thing I don't have is a taller fifth gear and new
synchros... still debating these.
> Can anyone offer opinions as to how hard it is to swap fifth?
>
> > Sloppy how?
> >
> > In and out or side to side?
> >
> > In and out would make me think that the circlip is broken or missing and
> > that is fixable w/ a new circlip.
> >
> > Side to side I can't even imagine, but that would be the body of the
> > flange, and if that's the case it shouldn't even be able to be driven.
> >
> > It could be (and probably is) the differential bearings in the diff and
so
> > maybe it's a REALLY good idea that your changing to a 4K.
> >
> > 3 recommendations:
> >
> > 1.) Use 16v hubs (and as an added bonus you get the bigger front disks
> > usually) when you swap flanges as I've heard/read of issues about using
a
> > 100mm inner CV and 90mm outer CV. I've experienmced a 100mm outer
> > rubbing on a 90mm hub myself. Not fun.
> >
> > 2.) Get a Peloquin 80% LSD kit and install it on the 4K when you do the
> > flange swap to 100mm. You'll likr it and it's worth the cost.
> >
> > 3.) Try to find an .80 (or .75) 5th for the 4K. At 3500 RPM in 5th gear
w/
> > 195/60/R14 tires a stock 4K is going 68 mph. With today's gas prices I
> > don't think you will like that too much.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > Death is God's way of telling you not to be such a wise guy.
> >
> > On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Ryan H wrote:
> >
> > > My differential flanges are very sloppy, and I'm replaing my tranny
(2Y) with a 4K soon but I wanna keep the 100 mm flanges that are currently
on it.   So can these flanges be repaired by a new set of bearings and
seals, or is there more to them than that?
> > > Thanks!
> > >
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