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Can the part be 3d printed?

Please post pics after u hv fitted them.i don't think its that hard to disassemble

Thanks for all the replies.still about 120 miles to do.done 500 miles of horrible traffic, rough roads, scorching heat...she's all fine so far

I will avoid making sharp u turn.will that help?

So im gonna go with option 3.as long as it hasn't reached the min lvl should not be too bad rite?it does whine a bit when i turn lock to lock though.it's chinese new year.most part shops around here are run by chinese so its almost impossible to get hold of the correct fluid.hope its safe

Im about to head for a long journey in slightly more than 12 hrs and found that my ps fluid is quite low.not passed below min line yet but quite a distance below max lvl already.also, the hose is covered in oil so that's most probably the culprit. I hv no time sort it and im looking for a quick top up instead. Thing is with the time i dont have i can't find any vw approved fluid.can i; 1. top up with generic ps fluid. 2. Use atf, (heard mobil 1 atf can be used) 3. Leave it as it is until i get back and pour in the correct fluid. Which is the least harmful? My journey is going to be about 600 miles in total [emoji26]

I see...i feel that the buttons are kinda hard to be accidentally pressed, let alone for several secs for the windows to roll down.maybe ur pants too tight.heh jk

Why?

The replacement only had that black donut thing stuck on where the mirror would mount to.no gel any sort.i guess thats it.acquiring the gel pad separately is very unlikely.i used to leave the flicker on the lowest setting which perfectly suits my preference

I thought i saw that the gel stuff wasn't there when they were fitting all back.i don't even know how it looks like

Where is that?

i used to love the fact that i could just leave it in auto, let it do its job without having to think about it. it made driving in the rain a bit more pleasant. but strange thing happened after i did the windscreen. not particularly bad, it's still working but the timing is a bit off. sometimes it wouldn't wipe still even when the glass is gone completely fuzzy, yet on the other hand would still wipe when theres no more drops of water on the screen. this has turned into an inconvenience since i had to regularly override the system.i guess it's true, u'll never notice something until its gone.

I didnt flush using oem vw oil.no one in right mind would do that.at least i think so.i used Pennzoil multivehicle.much cheaper

Thanks mate.damn i miss stick shift

actually flushing is more like a few cycles of drain refill and running through gears in between using about 8ltrs of fluid or more

U have the link?

Only 2/3 out even after flushing?

Dont blame it on the b5.my previous mazda also had this loud clanking sound that just wont go away even after going thru intensive investigation one part after another,until i finally sold it off.still,one heck of a driver's car that

My route will be changing to custom pu bushes bit by bit

U just reminded me of my nightmare few months ago

The last part resonates with me.mine also making this 'tapping' noise and can be felt through the steering wheel.it doesnt manifest over large undulations or potholes rather when going through small and sharp road patches and cateyes will always generate corresponding tapping noise so long my speed is below 30.i suspect the steering rack bush or worse the rack itself is shot

Yeah i also read somewhere that zf incorporates deliberate slip into their boxes to minimize stick-slip or something.maybe throwing terminologies here but i can't find more info on that.appreciate if anyone could chime in on this

Love my rain sensing wipers too.

If not for mostly positive reviews i found scattered throughout the net,i would be highly skeptical.but it only costs a few bucks compared to hundreds even thousands to physically open the box to even do anything to it.i say,why nit give it a go.some people completely lost reverse and had success with lucas.even if it just buys me more time,but an extra 5000 miles before i really need a swap would be worth it.im just concerned whether our zf box would be happy to take additives like those gm boxes.only found a few zf ever done it

Few months ago I posted about my box slipping.after doing tons of research,im one foot into buying additive,put it in and hope for the best. First of all,ill recap what the symptoms are in more detailed fashion 1.slippage-happens from 1st into 2nd and into 3rd.the box is doing a half-assed job of grabbing onto the higher gear.the rpm only goes halfway down where it supposed to be for a few seconds,then only fully engages and with all the power suddenly available to hurl me forward.im not sure which helps,sometimes putting more throttle would force it to lock on quicker but most of the time i back off the power because common sense tells me being gentle always the way to prolong life in anything that do wear.on hills,seems like it takes forever to shift into 2nd and 3rd.no slipping OUT of gear unnecessarily tho. 2.in rush hour crawl,when the tcu decided to pick 1st gear even when the car's still rolling at the speed where i think being in 2nd would still do fine,then at some point there'll be a hard thump,like one u feel when being rear ended.this one gives me heart attack. 3.putting in D,the car starts moving fine.in R however, there's slight delay about 1sec or so before there's one slight thud and consequently back off i go. 4.there's.no CEL 5.scanned no fault code Car detail: superb 1 1.8t auto 170,000km.did transmission flush with new filter and pennzoil multivehicle atf a month ago and that did nothing to cure the problem. My mech said refurbishing would be costly and won't guarantee trouble free afterwards.some spent a fortune on refurb only to be in worse off condition. Next option will be a swap with 2nd hand unit at 60% the cost of refurb. What im interested in at this moment is saving money.so im in need of opinions on additives,the kinds that lucas and lubegard carry.afterall all three options come with equal chance of failure so why not go for the cheapest.90% positive reviews on lucas i gathered everywhere are mostly on american cars but better chance of success for trying it out than finding bad reviews overall.if that fails,i guess ill be fixing 2nd hand box soon Btw,merry Christmas to all.hope u enjoy your holidays