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• I guess now's a good time to put in the bolt kit by rallydiesel on 04 Sep, 2010 19:13
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• #1 by theman53 on 04 Sep, 2010 23:57
• It is the perfect time.
  Wouldn't hurt to clean it a little too 
• #2 by GEE-BEE on 05 Sep, 2010 09:50
• I picked up my other from the powdercoater and i purchased a ext ARP bolt kit for it, peloquin is sitting in the box, I will try to do the flanges and Clutch arm in a different shade..
  
  Gee-Bee
• #3 by theman53 on 05 Sep, 2010 11:29
• doesn't the peloquin kit come with the ARP bolts? If so you may have an extra kit to sell. If not you will still be prepared.
• #4 by rallydiesel on 05 Sep, 2010 14:25
• Drilled out one ring gear. I'm surprised the rivets fail. They are quite beefy. I went through more than one drill bit getting them out. The trans magnet was covered in sludge but the gears and syncros actually look pretty good.
• #5 by GEE-BEE on 06 Sep, 2010 17:30
• I also got all the external bolt's from ARP (Cases )
  
  Polished s/s 12 Point
  
  OCD is my middle name...
  
  GB
• #6 by theman53 on 06 Sep, 2010 18:18
• Quote from: rallydiesel on 05 Sep, 2010 14:25

  Drilled out one ring gear. I'm surprised the rivets fail. They are quite beefy. I went through more than one drill bit getting them out. The trans magnet was covered in sludge but the gears and syncros actually look pretty good.
  

  I talked to broke vw about this. He said that the earlier 020 trans had VERY hard rivots and no problems with the rivots machining the case. I think he said around 84 and up 020, but you would have to ask him for sure, were the ones with soft rivots and you would have trouble. I know all the ones 86 and after were bad according to him.
• #7 by burn_your_money on 07 Sep, 2010 08:07
• What are you doing with that big ol`auto starter?
• #8 by rallydiesel on 07 Sep, 2010 11:21
• That's a new starter for my 1.6. Bought it last year. The new style does not require the starter bushing in the bellhousing.
• #9 by burn_your_money on 08 Sep, 2010 16:39
• Oh, it looks huge for some reason
• #10 by R.O.R-2.0 on 26 Sep, 2010 14:03
• looks like a normal sized unit to me. but if you sat that next to a mini-gear-reduction starter, yea, its gonna seem huge. lol.