Jon-555
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did mine saturday, very easy and they stocked the parts had it done in less than 10 due to it being on the ramp anyway 
well worth doing
well worth doing 
o2m shim?
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Fitted mine today
Before fitting: Severe whining on acceleration/deceleration in all gears below 3rd, sloppy gearstick. I thought my 'box was beyond help. Someone actually asked if my car was supercharged.
After fitting: No more whine, shifting is smooth, and no gearbox refurb required
Before fitting: Severe whining on acceleration/deceleration in all gears below 3rd, sloppy gearstick. I thought my 'box was beyond help. Someone actually asked if my car was supercharged.
After fitting: No more whine, shifting is smooth, and no gearbox refurb required
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deanped77
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Hi
My car has been making this weird noise and so far no one has been able to identify it.
Can you check out this video I made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRfagk3iaRA and let me know if its the same thing? Would be so good yo fix.
Thanks
My car has been making this weird noise and so far no one has been able to identify it.
Can you check out this video I made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRfagk3iaRA and let me know if its the same thing? Would be so good yo fix.
Thanks
Well that's certainly not the gearbox whine people associate with the o2m shim. In my unprofessional opinion the only way it could be causing that noise is if the black end cap has been pushed on too tight and is rubbing on the part that rotates in the centre, and I'd say that's very unlikely. Get a jack, take off the wheel, get the protector bit out of the way and then pin point the problem. While you're in there you might as well do the shim as a preventative measure and then at least you've ruled that out too. Your gearbox will thank you for it. I'm not even an LCR man anymore, I just got the notification, so if my advice is outdated or wrong I apologise
Haha there you go keep up the good work fellas. Just so you know, this is a much friendlier forum that the evo forums I've been lucky enough to move on to. I remember you posting on my threads a good few times Nd-photo so thanks. I hope your Leon's serve you as well as mine did me.
keep up the good work fellas. Just so you know, this is a much friendlier forum that the evo forums I've been lucky enough to move on to. I remember you posting on my threads a good few times Nd-photo so thanks. I hope your Leon's serve you as well as mine did me.
No prob, my Leon still serves me well. I only have a annoying rattle in my backbox (as far as I could hear), which I am in the process of troubleshooting with Cobra.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5USUPtEymg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5USUPtEymg
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Nope just the one although I'm not sure it works on your model. It might only work on LCR's. I'd look into that
He is wrong, I have a 55 plate tdi150 and did mine about 18 months back and it cured my 5th gear whine as well as making the gear changes a bit smoother. 20000 miles later the gearbox main bearings got really noisy and needed replacing, the car had done 182,000 miles so I don't think it was caused by the shim. I think they took the shim off and left if off when they did the repair as the 5th gear whine is back.
Some people managed it with 2 small screwdivers, but ideally you want two small pry tools with a pointed end, kind of like what a dentist uses to poke at your teeth, but a little sturdier.
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