Pulling transmission

[jetta06hbg]

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Originally Posted by Tifosi ..... or you coulda just unbolted the bell housing from the trans body and whacked the seal out with a drift and reinstalled on the bench.....

[jetta06hbg]

I noticed this post in a search.

Front Transmission Seal

That may be helpful in putting back the fork and TOB.




And this thread has some good pointers on how to protect the seal when reinstalling the bell housing on the gearbox.

Front Transmission Seal

Joe

[Tifosi]

Yes, that stopper flange has to be out of the way which will allow good access to the seal.

Oh, BTW, during reassembly when the manual mentions putting a small dab of X type grease on the fork pivot ball, they aren't kidding. Without it the shape of the ball will get deformed pretty quickly (in relative terms of course) and cause the fork to twist or otherwise move in an odd manner when the clutch pedal is depressed.

Eventually it may even go egg shaped which will start to give the TOB a workout along with the quillshaft that it slides upon. (get some grooves going in that baby and you'll know it for sure)

[jetta06hbg]

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Originally Posted by Tifosi Yes, that stopper flange has to be out of the way which will allow good access to the seal. Oh, BTW, during reassembly when the manual mentions putting a small dab of X type grease on the fork pivot ball, they aren't kidding. Without it the shape of the ball will get deformed pretty quickly (in relative terms of course) and cause the fork to twist or otherwise move in an odd manner when the clutch pedal is depressed. Eventually it may even go egg shaped which will start to give the TOB a workout along with the quillshaft that it slides upon. (get some grooves going in that baby and you'll know it for sure)

[Tifosi]

I'll be damned if I can find what is specifically called for right now, but suffice to say it needs to be something that won't go all loose/drippy when it gets hot.

One could even use a very small dab of high temp bearing grease that's specifically for disc brake setups. (you know, the stuff you'd use on the front wheel bearings)

Super high temp lithium would also be serviceable.

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Query:

Do you have the rubber 'pocket' as shown in the thread you linked above in this specific post? (p# 10541.12413.00)

That is there to help hold the lube onto the ball-n-fork contact surface and also doubles as a sort of dust boot to help keep grubbins from getting in and increasing wear.

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Regarding the pilot, if you've not installed it yet you might want to impregnate it with oil before doing so. (it's not even really required, but more a 'peace of mind' thing, if you worry about such things )

If you grease it, go VERY sparingly as (1) any that gets squished out can sling pretty easily and (2) get too much in there and it can actually pop itself out as the pilot shaft of the trans is pushed in.

[jetta06hbg]

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Originally Posted by Tifosi I'll be damned if I can find what is specifically called for right now, but suffice to say it needs to be something that won't go all loose/drippy when it gets hot. One could even use a very small dab of high temp bearing grease that's specifically for disc brake setups. (you know, the stuff you'd use on the front wheel bearings) Super high temp lithium would also be serviceable. ** Query: Do you have the rubber 'pocket' as shown in the thread you linked above in this specific post? (p# 10541.12413.00) That is there to help hold the lube onto the ball-n-fork contact surface and also doubles as a sort of dust boot to help keep grubbins from getting in and increasing wear. ** Regarding the pilot, if you've not installed it yet you might want to impregnate it with oil before doing so. (it's not even really required, but more a 'peace of mind' thing, if you worry about such things ) If you grease it, go VERY sparingly as (1) any that gets squished out can sling pretty easily and (2) get too much in there and it can actually pop itself out as the pilot shaft of the trans is pushed in.

[Tifosi]

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Originally Posted by jetta06hbg Yes, I do have that part. Thanks for the tip about soaking the pilot bushing in oil

[jetta06hbg]

I am reattaching the bell housing to the gear case and all went fine with the torque wrench and the nuts to finalize the reunion. All was going fine until the unassuming reverse light switch was "installed." The manual calls for 29.5 to 35.4 ft-lbs. for the OEM part. The switch I got from IAP made by Facet twisted in half. Luckily, I was able to remove the remains of the screw.

The new switch appeared to be made of a softer metal, perhaps necessitating less torque.