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• Volkswagen Transmission Main Input Shaft Play by Golf/Jetta on 09 Jul, 2011 19:27
• I’ve been poking around over several site and no one seems to (even the book) talk about play on the main input shaft on a 020 transmission nearest to the clutch/engine.
  
  I do know play is bad but how much play is tolerated?
  
  Watch the play on this shaft at YouTube
• #1 by rallydiesel on 09 Jul, 2011 20:06
• I would pm "Broke" on the vwvortex. He is very helpful and is an expert on 020's.
• #2 by rabbitman on 09 Jul, 2011 23:42
• I didn't see any play in that shaft, what movie were you trying to show?
• #3 by vanagonturbo on 10 Jul, 2011 17:00
• Quote from: rabbitman on 09 Jul, 2011 23:42

  I didn't see any play in that shaft, what movie were you trying to show?
  

  
  This. Perhaps you posted the wrong video? Cause thats not an 020..
• #4 by J Z on 10 Jul, 2011 19:39
• Maybe it was this one he meant...?
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9qfLpQGb1k&NR=1
• #5 by rallydiesel on 10 Jul, 2011 20:11
• Yikes, if that's the one he meant then that is definitely too much play!!!  There's probably no bearing left to speak of.
• #6 by vanagonturbo on 12 Jul, 2011 21:01
• Umm not exactly. On the beetle tranny that is shown, there is a pilot bearing. This stabilises the input shaft to compensate for play. Not uncommon at all to see that much play in a perfectly fine tranny.