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General Chat / Re: Test your knowledge!
it looks somewhat similar to the part, which origin we where also going to sort out, i guess:
the sun came out and helped a little :-)
one square of this math-paper, on which i have place the part on, is half a centimeter.
some measures are: height 13 mm, disc-diameter 23.5 mm, bolt-diameter 15.5 mm.
but i can not find it on the car, either.
could anyone give me a hint ?
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Mk 2 cup holder in middle air vent
there is also nylon or abs. if i'm not wrong, many parts are made of the later anyway.
@wub have you got a petg one now ?
on thingiverse, there is also a cupholder for swapping the ashtray drawer with
and one to clip on the shelf.
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Engine & Gearbox / interior of automatic gearbox
which show me around
in the automatic gearbox interior of a mk2,
i'm still empty handed.
have anyone of you come across such ?
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: range of 4th gear
there is no switch-mark for the 4th gear on my speedo
and i just wanted to know if the full range is really within the specs.
are there switch-marks for the 4th gear on stronger machines,
which have a higher top speed and no rev-meter ?
we even have a equally motorized 4-gear-version
and its top-speed is also 160 km/h. thank you for asking.
so, the transmission ratio of the gear 1 to 4 of a 4+e gearbox
is equal to the gears of a 4-gear-gearbox ?
there should also be a rev-limiter,
but i would not want to go that far up.
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S - V / Trailer Hitch
Since there are no pictures, it probably won't get the best love,
but maybe it could help someone.
While being at fitting the 3rd one, I thought I could write a little about it.
It's a little adventure, but after all, not a big deal
and, especially with rust and a good fit,
the shop wouldn't care as much as you, sometimes.
I assume a small bumper here.
There is a VW Golf/Jetta 2 specific trailer hitch needed.
Else there could be extra efforts.
Especially with the electronics like the wires and stuff.
First you take off the rear Bumper.
You take a wrench
with a about 30 cm extension and a opening of maybe 17 mm,
and take the 4 screws behind holes in the underbody, out.
Maybe you need to extend the lever with a pipe to crack the nuts.
After you have got the 4 screws out,
you just pull the bumper away from the car.
You are happy now, aren't you ?
Then you screw off the two holders on the bumper.
You'll need a 13mm wrench for the 4 screws.
Now you have to screws sticking out.
you just need the ones sticking from the top.
The others are in the way.
You can have fun with them now,
and I don't recommend it,
or you take out the sheet metal bar.
The later will hurt the plastic, but see it's rusting,
so sooner or later you would have to do it anyway.
And since the plastic isn't getting more flexible with age,
you probably better do it now.
Don't screw up, and rip something off, by the way ;-)
So, ready for the fight ?
As described in Haynes you work it out from one side.
I've put a wedge under on one side,
squeezed the lasches of the rectangular frame,
so the lashes go to the outside.
Then levered of the entire side.
On the ends I helped a little
by levering a bit with a flat screwdriver trough the slit,
so I don't rip the holders from the outer plane.
When the downside was free,
I squeezed the row of rectangulars,
so they would fit through the hole.
If they have little of an offset,
one could help a little with a lever,
instead of squeezing them to oblivion,
and maybe even ripping them.
In the end it probably loosens rather quick.
If nothing bad happened, you have a reason to celebrate ;-)
Regarding the mechanics, it goes downhill from now.
I there are bumps who do not belong there,
you hammer them out.
Then you take a rotary wirebrush and brush off the rust.
If you scratch the hole sheet metal bar with it,
you can see if there is rust under plus the paint is holding better.
Now you take a wire, hang the bar somewhere,
put old newspapers unter it,
and paint it in black with a good old brush
and a smaller one for the grooves.
You take alkyd resin varnish or something rustpreventing.
Make some thick layers, so there is good protection against rust.
Nobody will see eventual paint droplets.
Now after drying, with just the screws from the top
(you could also put new or stainless),
you put it back in. "Snap" ;-)
Now you screw the clunky stuff on.
Maybe you have some new washers and nuts,
preferably stainless, around for it.
You could threat some rust, hidden by the bumper on your car now,
and finally put it, together with the trailer hitch, back on.
The hole for the wiring in your MK2 could be on the left or the right side,
and you could mount the power plug holder accordingly.
Sidenote: If you forgot the original keys in your trunk and it is locking,
you could take a hook and they will barely fit through the hole.
VW thought about everything, there ;-)
My trailer hitches wasn't coming with fitting plugs.
You could 3D-Print a plug, or you buy something
or you put a hole in yours, which is rather meant
for merely closing the hole, if there are no wires
going through it, but it could work.
The most fun I had with those VW
power bars on the rear lights.
You'll love it ;-)
For pulling a lug out,
you take two little flat watchmaker screwdrivers,
stick them in from the front above and below the cable lug,
point them vertical to the power bar,
and pull them away from each other while pulling the power bar out.
For having this working you have to be very desperate and equally rough.
There must be a special tool, for making this easier.
My post about confusing some plugs
could probably serve as a clue. At least for now.
Else just trust the manual ;-)
Edits for preventing data loss on this long post.
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Engine & Gearbox / range of 4th gear
so i have the option of accelerating
up to the max (in my case 160 km/h) in the 4th gear,
without going over the top with the revolutions, right ?
edit: more general approach
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S - V / Re: Tailgate Struts
Other number: 6543NP 0365N 288/01 CK 14
Length: 500 mm ?
Color: silver
Housing diameter: 18 mm ?
Piston rod diameter: 8 mm ?
Exhaust phase: 365 Newton
Lifting length: 205 mm ?
They have a smooth phase out, like probably the MK4 ones,
with which one can let the tailgate go up by itself.
Edit: New findings.
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G - J / Re: Hit - Special Edition
the golf hit is equipped with green heat protection glass.
one could have had the 4+e gearbox with the 1.6, too.
it has a digital clock in the facia panel.
the seats where fully fledged sport seats and not perhaps just the color.
and it has a middle console, whatever that exactly means.
edit: forgot to mention some features.
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G - J / Re: gearbox oil
where can i check the oil level on a manual transmission ?
how often would, or how far can i drive till,
i need to change the oil in either case ?
is there a way to check if the oil is still ok ?
do i need to put new grease
on the mechanics of the gear switching lever ?
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General Chat / Re: club flyers for handing out
it could be possible to exchange files
using the private message file attachment feature of the forum.
could you try it this way ? if it fails or something,
you could still send it to my email-address.
edit: does the flyer need to be updated, since it is from 2015 ?
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Suspension & Steering / steering column bearing replacement
sound like they are eating them selves up,
even if the steering wheel goes smooth
(although slightly feeling the vibrations).
it has been like this for a while and it is not worsening.
could there however be security implications,
like a suddenly blocking steering wheel ?
has anyone had this issue before ?
how to get the bearings out ?
which replacement bearings do fit ?
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I.C.E & Electrical / rear light cable lug removal
is there a special tool ? the one i bought was crap.
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I.C.E & Electrical / Re: which batteries for which engines ?
and moved the 55ah battery to the 75hp machine.
in the other car, the old battery was surprisingly working like a charm again.
the new alternator might have had a positive influence, too.
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Wheels, Brakes & Tyres / Re: 15" rims and their mk2 compatibility
we have 3 of the first and 1 of the second (all 15").
on ebay, i've just seen full sets.
swapping the one with the round holes
for one with the edgier ones would be ideal, of course.