JW944

b/c they consider the life cycle of the car to be ~ 8 yrs

Might also ask how they are installing the TC - during my research for my rebuild I had someone tell me the TC should be installed w/the tranny verticle so as to not put any undue pressure on the TC seal (yes, the infamous TC seal) during installation. I have not confirmed the merit/ validity of this approach. I would be interested to know what answer they give you, and perhaps Cole knows...

ilike2breathe

I'll ask them about the vertical installation.

goohead

the proper way to install the TC is real simple you push the TC onto spline, give a push till its all the way down, then turn it while applying pressure so you get it on the 2nd set of spline, give another push. then just take a ruler and measure the eyes of the TC to the end of the bell housing to verify its 22-24mm not ~13mm if you only at ~13mm that means its not seated properly.

Trust me i installed this myself, not heard from someone, or read somewhere, and my brother is a VW tech he can confirm as well. installing it verticle is just ridiculis i never even heard of that. most important part is MEASURE.

the "eyes" are the 3 mounting plate for the pressure plate at the front of the TC, there is a pic of them here 7 pics down:<ul><li><a href="http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2643379/5">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2643379/5</a</li></ul>

JW944

W/ASP ECU maping/fueling were you able work around/ eliminate the gear hunt?

I have to say this is the single biggest issue buggn' me - and I'm only @ stg 3-

goohead

No prob just dont want to read about another TC failure due to install