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| Press off synchro-hub for reverse gear from hollow shaft. |
Note Place the bearing housing onto thrust plates -VW 401- and -VW 402- so that the hollow shaft and selector rods are not damaged when pressing off the synchro-hub. |
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| Detach reverse selector gear, needle bearing for reverse selector gear and reverse gear synchro-hub. |
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| Guide hollow shaft out of selector fork for 1st and 2nd gear and bearing housing. |
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| If the input shaft or the gearbox housing have been renewed, you must first re-determine the thickness of the input shaft circlips → Chapter „Adjusting input shaft“. |
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| Lubricate all needle bearings with gear oil before fitting. |
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| Checking synchro-rings for wear → Fig.. |
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| Inserting spring in selector gear → Fig.. |
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| Heat gear wheels, needle bearing inner races and synchro-hubs to approx. 100 °C (max.) before pressing on (wear protective gloves). |
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| The thread must be cleaned if a micro-encapsulated multi-point socket head bolt was previously fitted in the threaded hole of the input shaft. |
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| Insert hollow shaft in bearing housing and selector fork for 1st and 2nd gear. |
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| Place reverse gear selector gear with needle bearing, spring and synchro-ring onto hollow shaft. |
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| The lugs on the synchro-ring should engage into the recesses in the selector gear. |
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