Subject: Re: Self Machining Tranny
From: "GTI" <autobahn@pa.net>
Date: 4/4/99 8:56 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id: <01be7f09$fadeef20$5f40e4ce@autobahn>



>How do I determine if I have a close
> ratio transmission?   

The code on the bottom of the bellhousing. You can see it if you look under
there, near the oil pan.
According to an article in VW & Porche March/April 1990 all close-ratio
transmissions installed in 8V cars built after serial number 15102 are
missing the circlips that cause the self-machining problem. According to
the article, the wide-ratio and 16V transmissions don't have this problem. 
Anyway, they also have a chart with the article that gives the codes.
Here are the ones for the close-ratio transmissions:

FM, FD, FK, 7G, 2H, 4K, 4Y, 9A ACD, AEN

Keep in mind that this info is dated, as tha article is old, (and VW&P is
now European Car!.  If anyone would like to interject, perhaps with some
newer info, feel free.  Hope this helps