Maestro Diesel Gearbox.

[TomB]

Evening all,

Apologies for joining up just to ask a stupid question, but I'm in need of some help. My *cough* 1991 VW Golf GTD *cough* is in need of a new gearbox, and upon reading a restoration manual, I gather that the Maestro & Montego sourced some of their boxes from VW.
Does anyone know how closely related their likely to be, as I'm currently limited to 4 gears at the moment for fear of grenading the 5th cog....
Cheers,
Tom

[MaestroTurbo]

The Maestro diesel used a Honda designed PG1 gearbox completely different to the VW box and i cant think of any petrol ratios on the 1.3/1.6 VW boxes that would be suitable for your GTD.

[Ricky]

The Maestro 'box, as Gareth says, on the 1.3/1.6 models, was of Volkswagen 020 type, and I wouldn't have thought that in any of it's fitments (to the Maestro) would have suitable ratios for use with your GTD, as they were (as I understand) basically of two types: in Volkswagen cars, they would effectively have been the 4+E box, and also (but much rarer) the close ratio 5spd box, as possibly fitted to the Golf GTi (although I am not 100% on this!)
Also, after looking in the Haynes manual for the petrol Golf II, I note there are two different types of transmission used, the 020 (on 1.6 and 1.8 only), and also the 084 (4 speed) and 085 (5 speed). I have a sneaking suspicion that there would be a point at which they went from the earlier 020 box, and switched to the (theroetically) later 084/5 box, which given the Golf II's production run (84-92), I would imagine it was before the 1991 build of your car.
I would have thought a scrap Passat would have been a better bet for you? I appreciate that that 1.6 diesel engine isn't the easiest thing to find these days, though.....

HTH,

Ricky.

[TomB]

Thank you gents for your swift responses. The VW code for the box I'm looking for is 4T and is a 020 rod-change type, also fitted to 1.6 petrol Jettas, but it seems to be quite a rare beast...
Thank you for clearing up the query about the Maestro diesel box's suitability. I shall continue my searching....
Thanks again,
Tom

[ChrisM]

Get yerself a Maestro diesel... and run it ;)

[tony]

good call

[TomB]

Too much time & effort (and blood and swearing) have gone into the restoration of the Golf to give up on it now (although I was tempted when I got overtaken by the rear wheel 2 weeks ago).
Something to consider though when I finally lose my rag & take the angle grinder to it though :D
Cheers again,
Tom