RE: [T3] Berg 5

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

I believe it's for the synchros (not positive!).  My mechanic who helped me
install the tranny said my tranny would be difficult to shift until
"everything settles in".

I do know my tranny builder for my 914 told me the same thing, that it would
be difficult to shift into gear until everything was broken-in.  Now, I
don't know if that term means the same thing to trannies as it does to
engines, but it did take a couple of days of driving to and from work before
my 914 shifted more smoothly.  A new clutch and pressure plate were
installed during tranny rebuild with Weltmeister cable so I know with her it
wasn't a clutch problem.

My VW tranny was basically brand-spankin' new as the tranny it replaced was
driven over 100 miles with no oil in it -- it was gone and was NOT sent in
as a core.
   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/

>-----Original Message-----
>BREAKING IN A MANUEL TRANNEY??
>
>Yeeeeesch!! this sounds like something is SEROUSLY wrong or your clutch is
>dragging.  there is nothing to "Break in" in a tranney, they all work as
>smooth as always from day 1, I hate to be an alarmist but Ive never heard
of
>someone breaking in a new tranny.

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