Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk

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Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk

Post by Sluggo » Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:41 pm

List em here!
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Post by Amskeptic » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:48 pm

Rockford CV Boots

no-name CV Boots

GL5 Only gear oil
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Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
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Post by fido » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:40 am

JPAT 003 trans gasket.
73 Westy, 1700 auto, DRLA's, lots of guages...

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Post by Sluggo » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:38 am

Bus Depot Front & Rear Shift Rod Bushings. Retaining studs are too big.
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2000cc Type IV w/Dual Weber 36s,
Aircooled.net SVDA w/Compufire,
Redline Weber Fuel Pump,
Holley Regulator,
Half Ass Brush & Roller Rustoleum Paint Job,
Incomplete Custom Interior,
Dual Batteries,
Crunched Slider Door.
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Post by daves_ale » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:53 am

Amskeptic wrote:Rockford CV Boots

no-name CV Boots

GL5 Only gear oil
YA beat me to it.

You must have posted this right after you left my driveway!
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Post by daves_ale » Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:12 am

'Skeptic,

Where did you get your Lobro CV boots?

Dave
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Post by Amskeptic » Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:42 pm

daves_ale wrote:'Skeptic,

Where did you get your Lobro CV boots?

Dave
German Supply? Bus Depot? Specifically requested.
They have 81,000 miles and are fine.
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk

Post by hambone » Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:44 am

German 311 part # shift coupler, used also for type2. Failed at hub to trans shaft. It wasn't welded to the cage, only press-fit, and it was rotating.

4 years, 20K miles, and the rubber bushings are all wallowed out where the long set screw goes through.

I was having a hell of a time adjusting my new trans...I would get it perfect, drive it around the block, and then 1st would be gone. Over and over, until I decided to check the "new" coupling..."Surely it won't be bad, it's NEW!"
I replaced it with the old part I removed 4 years ago, to address the popping out of 4th. It was the trans, and the aftermarket part I put back on is far superior to the ACTUAL VW junk. Hell, even the cage is mal-formed.
Very frustrating, after addressing so many Rancho transmission problems over the past year. Glad to know this isn't their fault.
This is the first time I've seen a VW logoed part fail so spectacularly. Discouraging.
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Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk

Post by satchmo » Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:36 pm

Hey Hambone,

In my limited experience, bending/deforming shift couplers, excessively worn shift bushings, and difficulty shifting are more likely due to misalignment between the trans and the shift rod than poor manufacturing. Admittedly, there are some junk shift couplers out there, but even they should last a while if everything is aligned properly.

Just a thought. Back to our regularly scheduled grousing.

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Post by asiab3 » Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:50 pm

hambone wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:44 am
I replaced it with the old part I removed 4 years ago, to address the popping out of 4th. It was the trans, and the aftermarket part I put back on is far superior to the ACTUAL VW junk. Hell, even the cage is mal-formed.
My thoughts? The shop that RnR'd your transaxle last year could have been less-than-careful with the alignment of nosecone and shift rod. The VW/Audi couplers I see for about 16$ seem to be excellent quality around here. The shiny chrome ones have to be welded straight…

Robbie

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Post by hambone » Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:09 pm

It's the coupler. It failed because it is junk. Sluggo went thru 3 in 8 years.
It shifts wonderfully now.
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Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk

Post by kreemoweet » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 pm

Nose cone boot, original VW #211-301-289A, sold by, and rather dishonestly claimed to be made by, Wolfsburg West.
I bought one of these several years ago. It has never been used because the ID is too damn small to actually fit
over the nose cone without extreme force being used, especially if it has the brass bushing/seal assembly installed. I've tried it, unsuccessfully, on about 4-5 early bay 002 nosecones, including the one on my original '71 transmission. I have an
original VW part that this WW malarky was supposed to imitate, and the ID is quite visibly larger on the VW one, which
fits snugly. I just now forced the (never before installed) WW part over the end of a nose cone w no seal/bushing end piece, and the WW rubber is covered with thousands of longitudinal stress cracks. I imagine total failure due to splitting would occur in a matter of days, if I was so foolish as to actually use this part.

Be aware that these WW boots are being sold by many other vendors.

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Re: Parts: Belatedly Discovered Junk

Post by Amskeptic » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:57 pm

kreemoweet wrote:
Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 pm
Nose cone boot, original VW #211-301-289A, sold by, and rather dishonestly claimed to be made by, Wolfsburg West.
I bought one of these several years ago. It has never been used because the ID is too damn small to actually fit
over the nose cone without extreme force being used, especially if it has the brass bushing/seal assembly installed. I've tried it, unsuccessfully, on about 4-5 early bay 002 nosecones, including the one on my original '71 transmission. I have an
original VW part that this WW malarky was supposed to imitate, and the ID is quite visibly larger on the VW one, which
fits snugly. I just now forced the (never before installed) WW part over the end of a nose cone w no seal/bushing end piece, and the WW rubber is covered with thousands of longitudinal stress cracks. I imagine total failure due to splitting would occur in a matter of days, if I was so foolish as to actually use this part.

Be aware that these WW boots are being sold by many other vendors.

Have you tried the 211 711 115A later nose cone boot? My originals on the 091s have worked fine.
Colin

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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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