Re: Gearbox conversion questions...

[allan.olesen@post3.tele.dk (Olesen, Allan)]

I have thought the same thoughts and gotten a lot of info from this
list. I think the worst problem is the bottom of the cars being
different. So before you decide on the conversion, you should have a
look at your pedals, and decide if you want to try to fit another
pedal there. I didn't.

BTW:
The extra oil in your gearbox comes from the thing that used to be
your diff, until it ran out of oil.

Apparently, what normally happens is:
 - Audi diffs runs hotter than other diffs.
 - This causes some diff oil to vapor away.
 - This damages the diff bearings.
 - This causes the seal between gearbox and diff to leak.
 - This causes remaining diff oil to run into gearbox.

If you decide on a used gearbox, you should (at least I will myself):
 - get the seal ring between the diff and the gearbox replaced.
 - use a really good synthetic oil in the diff (will not vapor away).
 - check the diff oil level on a regular basis.

-- 
Allan Olesen, Denmark

83 100cd man. 243k miles (just runs and runs and...)
87 100cd aut. 144k miles (wish it did too)
84 Toyota Corolla        (for zero calibration of driving joy meter)
66 Jaguar S              (rusting/awaiting restoration)
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