Vw polo Gti gear box

[terrybullwon]

Got a problem with my fiends Polo.

Clutch was slipping so i offered to change it.

Got the old clutch off covered in gear box oil and the gear box input shat is slightly bent but the casing is ****ing cracked here there and every where.

Leaks oil like a sive

Now the question is this car is a 2001 GTI 1.6.

The gear boxes are like rocking horse poo... would a 1.4 box fit?

Many thanks James

[Big Lee M]

Its a known problem with the gear boxes on them, the 1.4 box is as bad too. They are hard to find a good one too don't know about fitment thought.

[caterpillar]

havent checked out this, try to use golf/passat tranny;they are buildt for a heavier car; and may fit too...cant be so different changes, with a 1,4 or 1,6 or 1,8 liter

[Baldy]

the missus drives a polo GTi 2000 . The best box to go for is the 6 speed from a lupo . the 1.4 16v fits but they are still poo and like gold dust. Look on here http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/phpBB3/v...7799249274241a theres a few polo gti's being broken

[Al Wyn]

Get rid James had a friend who had the same problem had another good one fitted then clutch and service done £400 parts and labour (mates rates) and then 6 months later the same thing happend with the new one This could be a little cheaper for forum friends http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthr...907#post630907

[gnutz2]

Got a problem with my fiends Polo.

Clutch was slipping so i offered to change it.

Got the old clutch off covered in gear box oil and the gear box input shat is slightly bent but the casing is ****ing cracked here there and every where.

Leaks oil like a sive

Now the question is this car is a 2001 GTI 1.6.

The gear boxes are like rocking horse poo... would a 1.4 box fit?

Many thanks James

Hi james, what has hapend is the rivets that hold the crown wheel onto the diff have broken off and smashed the casing, i've fixed two of these boxes by welding the casing to stop the oil leak and drilling out the old rivets and replacing them with a bolt kit supplied by a gearbox specialist for about 35 quid.

Let me know if you need the number for the bolt kit

[Error404]

riveted crown wheel?

[terrybullwon]

Hi james, what has hapend is the rivets that hold the crown wheel onto the diff have broken off and smashed the casing, i've fixed two of these boxes by welding the casing to stop the oil leak and drilling out the old rivets and replacing them with a bolt kit supplied by a gearbox specialist for about 35 quid.

Let me know if you need the number for the bolt kit

I think thats a good idea if you could dig the number out that would be great.

Riveted? wow