[s-cars] 5 spd 1st gear noise issue - some interesting points ofreference

[Lewis, Gary M]

If you have a 1995.5 it seems the way to go is an S4tt 6-speed.  It supposedly bolts straight in, no Pro-Con 10 issues.

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> From: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK) [mailto:WQQ2PXK at ups.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:22 PM
> To: 'S-car list'
> Subject: [s-cars] 5 spd 1st gear noise issue - some 
> interesting points ofreference
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> As we all know, 1st gear problems in UrS cars can manifest 
> themselves via a few different noises.  On the '95s at least, 
> it has long been suspected that galling of the mainshaft 
> creates the 'bearing' type 'whir' noise while trolling in 1st 
> gear (as opposed to cars that sound like they have a card in 
> a bicycle's spokes).  I think Charlie Smith is credited with 
> this supposition.
> 
> I finally had my noisy 5 speed torn down at a tranny shop, 
> and certain enough, yup, pitting has occurred on the 
> mainshaft.  Estimate for rebuild is $2,162.00, not including 
> the 9 hours labor for removal / installation, hardware, etc.  
> So this is likely a $2,600-$3,000 job easy.  
> 
> Thought I'd share with you something which many of us had 
> long suspected, and put it into some $ terms for anyone who 
> should end up in this boat. Mine reared at about 90k, but 
> Rossato's came on about 50k (coincidentally after I drove it, 
> go figure?), so it varies.
> 
> HTH, be happy to try and field any Q's.  I've become a bit 
> enlightened over the last 12 months of researching this 
> project and have finally made some progress.
> 
> -Paul
> 
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