Just an update on this for the archives...
I put the hoist back on, loosened all the engine mounts, and swung the nosecone to
the driver side to use the "left" 4 bolt holes on the frame cross member. Now the CVs
seem more even, and the shifter clears the coolant pipes as it should. I also ran a tap
through the bolt holes, and used never seize on the bolts. It is strange that I have still
yet to find a reference which shows which trannies use which bolt holes on the
frame. 50/50 chance I guess... ;-)

On 5 Sep 2005 at 13:18, Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote:

> When mounting my 5 speed DX trans in my '88, I used the same mounting
> holes on the frame as the WBX 4 speed which came out, at the nose cone
> end. Now that I've hooked up the CVs, it appears I need to use the 4 holes
> about 1.5" to the left (driver side) in the frame cross member, since the
> driver side CVs are fully extended, and the pass side are not. I've dropped the
> nose onto a jack, and am trying to coax it over, but it doesn't want to move
> more than 1/2" of so. I'm assuming moving the nose is the only way I'm going to
> fix the CV alignment issue, but before I hook up the hoist and loosen all the
> mounts so I can move it over, can someone please confirm that I need to use the
> driver side set of 4 holes for a 5 speed? Thanks!
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
> '85 Jetta D
> '88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
>  (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
> '82 Diesel Westy
>

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy