changes in 02A selector towers and shafts

[davidwort 0]

Just for info as I've swapped a later tower into my old AGC code 02A 16v box.

 

Early corrado (1.8 16v and G60) and passat have no shift weight and a shorter tower, the cables are mounted with a side by side bracket with 2 mounting points on top of the gearbox.

 

Later Corrados and Passats move to a different tower, add a shift weight to the shift cable end and have a one-over-the-other bracket to mount the cables.

 

Strangely VW moved from a 15mm bearing and selector shaft to a 16mm one in around 1994, so the appropriate end cap/bearing in the bottom of the box is required (just two bolts hold it in from underneath)

 

The shift towers are mounted with sealant to the top of the box and once the two 13mm bolts are removed need a thump to loosen the tower sometimes.

 

The later tower has less play but adds the flimsy plastic connector for the selector cable (side to side movement of gealever) which has seen several replacement(superceeded) parts but all break up with time, leaving you with just 3rd and 4th gears!

 

Rather oddly the 91 passat tower in the bottom pic also has a 16mm shaft bearing, this may be due to a box being changed on an earlier car though as ETKA only lists this from 94 on.

 

Having used both (on the same box), the worst is the original circa1990 shift tower with no weight, adding a weight helps, but the best shift is with the later style tower.

[flusted 0]

thats handy to know, so the mk4 shifter set up i have forsale needs trhe bottom bearing aswell?