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I have been having similar experiences, but after 200K miles on the transmission. I am wondering what others have found out. A friend that worked on older VWs suggested I change out the bushings in the linkage the last time I lost reverse. I did not change them out - but all of a sudden I now...

I just had my '15 on (4) jack stands to do the transmission drain / filter / fill. I used a floor jack for the first set of wheels (I chose the front of the car), then a bottle jack for the second set. The floor jack was low enough to get clearance beneath the lifting tab. To fit the jack...

Searching for Frans - I have sent him a couple of emails to the generic address of his shop with no response (over the course of a few weeks).....

I also have a FHN that started having problems with third gear. At first I thought it was the linkage jamming, but I did a fluid change and got some of the pieces out of the tranny with the fluid. I had someone with small fingers get to pull some chunks out that I have on my bench. That was a...

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I was wondering if you still had the FHN transmission and were willing to part with it? Thanks, Ed

An update to this post after 9.5 years..... I am glad I stuck with the wagon. I met a great person in SC that did the swap and BSM Delete - and been a great advisor since. I am running at 497,500K miles and looking to hit the magic 500 before having to change out my 5 speed box for another...

I have the same situation.... same door and it occurs randomly on other doors. I am considering lubricating the lock mechanism with some yet to be determined lubricant. Even the driver's door now sometimes requires two pulls on the handle to open. I have seen other posts about door locks -...

Fuel Filter or water in the filter?

Fuel filter......

Chaxles?

Thank you for the response - I reached out to vwtipz and sent him pictures of the pieces (of synchros we think....) I pulled out of the transmission drain hole after draining it. He converted my ride from auto to 5 speed sourced from Europe 210K miles ago. Turns out he had the same conclusion...

Did you ever find a shop? I am on the east side of Georgia - and I just pulled pieces of synchro out of the bottom of my transmission. I am hoping I can find a good shop to work on a FHN for a B5.5 - 5 speed. Any suggestions would be appreciated.....

it is a belt.....

Is it too late? I need some body parts... PM sent

Vwztips is a really knowledgeable guy that does this for the love of it.... He converted my ride when my slushbox went out at 230K - and has done timing belts for me ever since. He just replaced my cam at 425K at my last timing belt change. If you have a car that he has converted, it was done...

Don't forget to order the correct hose too.... This setup looks undersized for the air going through it. The original hose has a slight taper to it and metal ends on it that will seal correctly - with the correct clips. The top and bottom are different clip numbers. I can tell you that from...

^^ this is the best choice ^^ I second the vote for the use of a tow dolly...

Had my joy of the wagon renewed by vwztips. At 423K miles, it was time to get timing belt done when a coolant/oil leak parked the car (tandem pump). While in his care, it was determined that the cam was at the end of its life also. I figured it was a fluke that I had not had it changed yet...

Check for a boost leak. My first boost leak (a few years ago) came from the hose off the turbo with a hole worn in it by a poorly placed zip tie near by. I bit the bullet and paid just over $200 for a new hose. I am currently experiencing a leak somewhere - but have not had the time to pin...