Ok cheers for that mate really helpful. Seeing all the guides people posted on this forum and the VW forum made it look so quick and easy to get to the black cover but it actually sounds a bit of a pain to get past the arch liners. I think I might put this job off for a while now untill I have more time on my hands
o2m shim?
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Someone said it took them 30 mins not sure about that unless they had an F1 pit crew lol. I was having trouble getting the Circlip out aswell was trying to use 2 flat head screwdrivers but then looked down and saw the special pliers on the floor not quite sure who put them there but I used them and it came out lol. Had no play at all after fitting shim well happy with it.
Circlip was a faff. Used a steel spike and a narrow (3mm) bladed screwdriver to get it out, after several attempts.
Least I wasn't the only one bit of a faff getting it to lock back in but nice when it finally did lol
10 mins from start to finish you sure. Took me longer than that to get tools out of the garage
Took me about 30 - 45 minutes and most of that was jacking the car up, getting the tools and moving the plastic wheel arch cover. I remember thinking that I must have missed something as it was such an easy job.
I could see it being awkward getting the circlip out without the right tools, I had a couple of pointed tools a bit like the thing a dentist uses to poke your teeth and that made the job very easy.
I could see it being awkward getting the circlip out without the right tools, I had a couple of pointed tools a bit like the thing a dentist uses to poke your teeth and that made the job very easy.
The Circlip was the akward bit until I found the proper pair of pliers and it popped out.
I believe this mod fix's the whine and the excessive play in the shaft.
Not sure if i have the correct box for this mod, and i hate 3rd to 4th gear change due to the box's sloppy positioning.
Not sure if i have the correct box for this mod, and i hate 3rd to 4th gear change due to the box's sloppy positioning.
Should do, I had an 04 lcr which wined in 3rd and crunched when going into 3 from higher up the box, i would check to make sure it doesn't make a noise in 6th as otherwise there's a chance its something more, and make sure you have the plastic cap on the gear box ! Can see it though the arch liner on full lock, But took me 40 mins and 6,000 miles later it still feels like a new box and car !
I just brought a LCR 04 the seller knocked off quite a bit as the gearbox was whining in a few gears. I stumbled across this thread so thought I try this instead of a recon box. Well very easy to do and worked perfectly thank you for sharing this information 
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