[Vwdiesel] Partial synchro ring

[MLightner]

Anybody else have this happen?  I pulled the P-side drive flange from 
the TA yesterday and when I did about a 3/5 section of a synchronizer 
ring plopped out into the pan I had put down to catch things. Just 
confirms my pre-existing hunch that a hack/hacks had ahold of this Jetta 
before I got it, and they weren't even VW-hacks

Anyway, I've put about 1,000 miles on this  thing since I got it, and 
there hasn't been and still doesn't seem to be any symptoms, 
transaxle-wise, except that it no longer has a steady leak from the 
transaxle drive flange

Wish I could take a picture of it, it looks to have a diameter of about 
1 1/8", or about 28 mm if you prefer, is brass and has several slots 
around it's circumference. .

Mike