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Thanks Ed,

I have a homemade tool for locking the mainshaft, I use it when doing 5th gear swaps.

Before removing the case, do you usually undo the 4 bolts for the mainshaft bearing, or do you leave the mainshaft bearing on the case? The Bently manual is says to unbolt the mainshaft bearing collar, but the info I've been able to find online says I'm not likely to be able to get the bolts out without tearing them up. In The local VW shop said I could just whack it with a piece of hardwood and it should pop loose. It's pressed in, and it looks like I'll have to rig up a press to "pop" it out.

Thanks for the info about the selector assembly, that was my biggest concern.

Thom, I haven't had much luck with vwvortex in the past. It seems to be a great place to talk about 17" rims and cold air intakes, but never seems to be much good for "down and dirty" work.