[OT] 1988 Jetta Tranny Problem

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

Check the throwout bearing. its just inside the green cap on the end of the
tranny.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason F. Snow" <jasonfsnow@nac.net>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 6:03 PM
Subject: [OT] 1988 Jetta Tranny Problem


> Hey Gang,
>
> I went to shift from 5th gear to 4rth gear the other day, when I pushed my
> clutch in, it only went 1/4 way to the floor and felt very hard. As I
> shifted down, 3rd. 2nd. 1rst, it became easier and at 1rst gear, you could
> barely notice the problem (I could put the clutch to the floor. Over the
> last couple of months, I've been hearing a grinding sound as I coast in
2nd
> and 1rst gear. I thought it was a wheel bearing. I think the two are
> related, because now sometimes I hear a clunking and pinging when the car
is
> in neutral or when I have the clutch in all the way. Also, it is becoming
> harder to shift into 1rts. Any thoughts?
>
> I put redline tranny fluid in it when I first got the car, probably about
a
> year ago and about 30,000 miles later.
>
> I don't have any money to second guess, I'm hoping to identify the problem
> and fix it the first time...
>
> Has anyone heard of this before?
>
> Any help would be appreciated,
>
> Jason
>
>
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