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OK here is how I got the output shaft overdrive gear on. First thing you have to do is push off the old gear. And a 12 ton harbor freight Pres just barely did it. I suggest you use a bigger press. This 12 inch receiver hitch extension (2” ID) from Harbor freight made a great tool to press on...

First gear pulls off easily. Next you can remove the synchronizer hub which just slides right off. Bearings come off easy. Then you have to remove this single Snap ring which is not shown in the manual. Cake. In the manual it shows that they are using a puller to remove second gear. I don’t know...

If you only have one pole or you have to go back-and-forth between the two years about six or seven times. Just use a Makita power wrench and you can fly through the process. You have to go back-and-forth Between the two shafts rotating the Puller between the two shafts as you go because...

But if you’re replacing the sixth gear with a new overdrive gear then you got to keep going. The manual specs a pair of polars like the one I made to push the input and output shaft out of the bearings. I made one push your tool with a piece of 3/8 inch flat bar I had laying around. I also had a...

Now you can torque off that big nut off the output shaft. Now you can remove the large gear that needs to be replaced for the drop-down gear modification. If your goal is to replace the drop down Gear set then the tear down job is done at this point and you can start reassembling the case. Here...

Removing the front drive gear and shaft is very easy. Now I just need to make up a plug or get one from Ron. Next I drilled a couple of three-quarter inch holes in a 2 x 4. That secures 1/2 of the gear stack. the other half of the gear stack which goes through the bearing plate was also secured...

This picture shows the sixth gear overdriver gear set that I ordered. Looks like a challenge to get these on. I’ll figure it out. I must say they are a total work of art. I’m thinking about putting them under the Christmas tree tonight just so I can unwrap them again tomorrow morning with the...

This picture shows the two new gears that need to be installed. And the position they need to be in. I do believe that I will need to cut a few millimeters away to fit this gear set. Probably the least of my concerns right now.

OK fellas. She is coming apart. Note that that big nut I referenced yesterday does not need to come off before you split the case. But if you do not loosen it while it is in the case and held secure you are going to have one heck of a time loosening that nut once you split the case. I loosened...

That nut. A thick impact socket will not fit. I believe it is a 28 mm or a 1 3/16 socket. But it will require a shallow socket

Mailman delivered the drop gears and the pair of 6the gear overdrivers a few days ago so I strapped the Graz to the bench and started taking out bolts. So far so good. The procedure starts on about page 160 of the transaxle manual. These is some special socket to remove the pinion Lock nuts but...

note also that unless you want to put the ac pump an extra 2 inches high than where im putting it, you will need to swap the valve covers to the opposite sides because the oil fill hole as it comes from the factory is right where the ac pump needs to be.

In the pic what you see is my bracket made from steel bolted to the head in the position where the mini air compressor that comes with our cars needs to be in relationship to the head. Before I fabricated this bracket I bought a cheap $120 mini compressor bracket on eBay. This brackets ebay...

Thanks for the link. I’m still waiting on my gears to arrive. Worst case scenario I’ll put it all in a box and ship it away to someone who knows what they’re doing. My Slc is still at the fab shop. Electric power steering is going in. And the welder Jedis There are putting together a plan to...

Cage work continues to progress. Power steering kit on the way so we will be replacing the current GM steering column assembly. Has anyone used a basic Sparco/momo type Bucket fiberglass receipt? These super light seats seem nice enough but I prefer to sit up straight like the sparco/momo. I...

Dropped the SLC off at the fab shop for a little cage work. Wherever the steel cage is fastened to the aluminum chassis the holes through the aluminum have enlarged to about 1” and a piece of .25” wall tube has been welded in place to the span the distance through the aluminum chassis. Adding...

Thanks fellas Yeah I read about how Frank did the gear install on his own. I have read over the manual’s disassembly/reassembly procedure several times. Although there are a multitude of steps involved in disassembling this transaxle, the Audi manual doesn’t specify any specific tolerance...

Another question: While I have the motor out I was going to install the clutch before rejoining the motor to the Graziano. What are people doing for clutches? I know John b, who supplies the gears, also distributes a nice Kevlar clutch set up. Are people running aftermarket clutch assemblies...

I also pulled the motor to make the dry sump install a little easier. While the transaction is out I’m going to install the 1.04 drop Gear’s and the sixth gear overdrive. Has anyone installed the sixth year on their own? Reading this for him I have only seen one person described switching out...

I really do love this sump on the fuel tank. Earl put some nice drain passages from the main tank into the sump. You can’t see them But they are there. This make sure the sump is always full from the main tank. I was a little bit concerned that the sump tank wouldn’t be able to burp air very...