Help a newbie: Auto to manual swap

[Audicted]

I know this is not an S2 (or 2.2T) but with the wealth of knowledge on this board I believe this is the best place to ask. I have a 1995 80 Estate 2.0E ABK FWD which has a bad automatic transmission. I've decided to replace with a manual transmission. I have secured pedal box with pedals, an 012 gearbox, master and slave cylinders, shifter, linkages and driveshafts. My dilemma comes from deciding which flywheel and related clutch to acquire for this conversion. Can I use the dual mass flywheel found in the 1.8T along with the related 228mm clutch and pressure plate or should I look for something else? I've owned two B5 1.8Ts in the past and liked the feel of the OEM cluctch. Advice and opinions are welcome. Thanks in advance

[Ruffiano]

is this stateside? you should be able to use a complete b4 quattro donor

[Audicted]

No, Dave. It is not stateside but I can get parts from the USA very easily. So you're saying that the flywheel clutch combination from a 2.8 90Q would work just as well in a 4cyl? Please correct me if I'm wrong?

[220bhp]

You need to make sure that the crank shaft will take the gearbox spigot.
Some auto cranks will not .

[Audicted]

You need to make sure that the crank shaft will take the gearbox spigot.
Some auto cranks will not .

I am aware that the crank may have to make an appointment with "Mr. Grinder"

I've seen that on some of the US V6 swaps.

[220bhp]

Are you saying your crank needs to be reground. If so I have a reground crank complete with all bearings that you can have for less than the price of the regrind.
I had it done for my rebuild , but was offered a new crank, so never used it.

[Audicted]

Are you saying your crank needs to be reground. If so I have a reground crank complete with all bearings that you can have for less than the price of the regrind.
I had it done for my rebuild , but was offered a new crank, so never used it.

Thanks for the offer but I'm thinking that it may be easier to remove the extra flange piece in situ rather than to change cranks, also given that I have near zero mechanical skillzz Click link below for a pic from a fellow user on Audiworld.com

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_145194219261212&key=919981000d0d9aaffeaf1302df06e3c1&libId=ij0gp9td01000b25000DAau7hmsu2&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.audiworld.com%2Fforums%2Faudi-90-80-coupe-quattro-cabriolet-22%2Fcabriolet-manual-conversion-2838172%2F&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fi146.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr259%2Fgrillage%2Fcrank1-1.jpg&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&title=Cabriolet%20Manual%20Conversion%20-%20AudiWorld%20Forums&txt=

[Grillage]

When I did mine on the cabriolet for the engine swap - where that pic came from - I actually ground it down and r moved it. See here: http://www.motorgeek.com/viewtopic.p...42943&start=45

When I removed the bushing on my ABH V8 I did it with grease -seen here:

http://theprojectpad.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1219&start=11

[Audicted]

Thanks for that tip Ben

[Audicted]

I found this on Audizine, which seems like "Auto to Manual gearbox swap 101"

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ual-Conversion

[Audicted]

Just want to update everyone, the swap is now complete. I did NOT have to modify the crank. The only issue was that the ABK (2.0 8V) automatic and manual use different subframes. However, a quick call to Mike (Audibits) solved that issue. Thanks all, especially Grillage for the excellent guide on Motorgeek. Car now feels like it has about 20 extra hp.