Transmission Component Overviews: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Volkswagen GTI, 2008 Volkswagen GTI, 2007 Volkswagen GTI, and 2006 Volkswagen GTI. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: Transmission, Assembly Overview

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I - TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND SHIFT UNIT
II - GTI from 2006 through 2009 INPUT SHAFT, OUTPUT SHAFTS, DIFFERENTIAL AND SELECTOR RODS
II - Eos, Golf/GTI from 2010, Passat and CC

NOTE:

Metal and plastic sealing caps are installed for the input shaft.

The plastic sealing cap does not require the circlip -A-.

Fig 2: Input Shaft Sealing Cap Types

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I = Metal Sealing Cap for the Input Shaft
Through transmission build date 20 January 2008	>>Without<< circlip -A-	Disassembly and assembly, refer to TRANSMISSION, WITHOUT A SEALING CAP CIRCLIP .
From transmission build date 21 January 2008	>>With<< circlip -A-	Disassembly and assembly, refer to TRANSMISSION, WITH A CIRCLIP OR A PLASTIC COVER .

II = Plastic Sealing Cap for the Input Shaft
>>Without<< Circlip -A-	Disassembly and assembly, refer to TRANSMISSION, WITH A CIRCLIP OR A PLASTIC COVER .