90 Jetta transmission whine

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Re: 90 Jetta transmission whine

Post by joat »

only when moving ... not at stop ...

side play in the diff section of the tranny .....

nothing to worry about. but no easy fix ... full tear down and re-shim the output.

does it whine only under load or also when coasting? ( will tell you which side/s to correct shim on )
1992 Jetta (gasser to TD 1.6)
2000 TDI Jetta
1990 Jetta (Gasser RIP @ 875,000Km)
1976 Rabbit (RIP)
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