tegwin
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 09:38 AM |
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Rebuilding a front wheeldrive gearbox?
The bearings in my tintops gearbox are starting to whine a little bit (Ok, a lot)...
Would I be able to change the bearings at home, or is it likley to require a press and complicated pullers?
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mookaloid
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 09:52 AM |
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Obtain a workshop manual for the car and read up about it.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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tegwin
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 09:54 AM |
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Unfortunately they made the car in such small numbers there isnt a specific manual for it....
Will have to have a trawl through and see if they put the box in anything else...
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 10:03 AM |
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If you let us know the make/model someone might have a copy of the manufactures workshop manual?
Dan
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tegwin
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 12:22 PM |
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Its a VW polo GTI 1.6 16V (AVY engine code) (2001)
If someone does have a manual for that box it would make my day!
Silly VW for putting such a weak gearbox on a tuned engine
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Danozeman
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 02:59 PM |
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TBH i wouldnt bother trying to do it yourself if your on your back on your drive.
I wouldnt imagine a polo would be the easiest to get a box out of. Is it diff bearings or shaft bearings?
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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tegwin
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 05:06 PM |
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Getting the box out is the easy part... Its got to come out for a new clutch anyway...
Im not sure which bearings are going...So might as well replace all of them whilst its appart...
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iceman26
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 05:09 PM |
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at vw we used to replace the full box and not rebuild ,
manual will be hard to get genuine copy manual all on computer
unless some one can print it off for you
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tegwin
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 05:11 PM |
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I suspected as much...
The VW dealership will fit a "new" box which is basically a recond unit...
Because this particular box is so delicate, I would rather rebuild the one I have so I know its history if that makes any sence...
Think il go and have a chat with a couple of gearbox people nearby and see what kinda prices they are quoting for a strip and build..
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 06:25 PM |
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VW have been fitting chocolate gearboxes for years, nothing new there 
Try going on clubgti.com and looking up the user 'Hotgolf'. If he's still around he's a demon with gearboxes
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NS Dev
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 09:36 PM |
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fwd boxes vary dramatically in ease of working on them.
Vauxhall are a doddle, small press and decent circlip pliers and they are really logical to take apart and re-assemble.
Ford and VW on the other hand................
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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