getting ready to swap tranny

[bbob203]

your A C N didn't have 100mm flanges correct?

[R.O.R-2.0]

your A C N didn't have 100mm flanges correct?

NO ACN has 100mm flanges.. i had to put make mine that way..

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

well my acn is doing great! I flushed the tranny a few times
 with valvoline gl4 / gl5, then I put in pennzoil synchromesh, which stopped it from popping out of 5th. shifting into all gears is smooth,not notchy. 

 does anyone know if pennzoil synchromesh is the same as gm synchromesh? pennzoil is $6.99 a qt at advance auto parts. gm synchromesh is $18.

 my acn requires adding half a liter through the speedo hole after it spills out the side filler hole. is there a spec for oil level at the speedo hole? seems like I should make a speedo hole dipstick and do all my level checking and filling from there and never have to touch that side plug again.

[CRSMP5]

if dry... 2.25 quarts... i only speedo hole my stuff..

[R.O.R-2.0]

if dry... 2.25 quarts... i only speedo hole my stuff..

speedo hole FTW, 2.25 qts as well..

2 qts GL4 gear oil, and a half pint of suspended moly lube..

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

if dry... 2.25 quarts... i only speedo hole my stuff..

speedo hole FTW, 2.25 qts as well..

2 qts GL4 gear oil, and a half pint of suspended moly lube..

 What brand GL4 are you using? what's the moly for? wouldn't that change the friction characteristics  of the oil for the synchros?

[theman53]

http://www.brokevw.com/020oil.html

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

http://www.brokevw.com/020oil.html

That's a great site and I've read that one before. What I am trying to do is make it easier for any future 020 oil level checks and changes. I guess I will have to make my own speedo hole dipstick and calibrate it.

[theman53]

this is what I did
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13558423@N02/2170694143/

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

this is what I did
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13558423@N02/2170694143/

That's cool. I was thinking of something similar. Have you tried to mark the speedo and read the level on the cable/ gear? That would eliminate a special tool (that can get lost).

Does anyone know the viscoisty index of the VW GL4 gear oil? The Pennzoil Synchromesh is 9.08 cSt at 100C, I've read somewhere that it may be too thin and should not be used. Anyone used Pennzoil Synchromesh longterm and have done oil analysis?

http://www.pennzoil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Synchromesh-Manual-Trans-Fluid.pdf