Speedo Housing Bolts

[2052006 10]

Are washers needed on the 3 x bolts used to hold the speedo drive casing onto the diff casing?

 

This is on a VTS box, but still a BE3, so I presume similar to a regular gti box.

[welshpug 1,661]

From memory there are captive loose washers on them.

[2052006 10]

Hmm, they can't be very captive, as they aren't on mine...

 

I had a look on service box, but it's not very clear. If anything, it looks like they don't have washers - ?

Edited January 30, 2014 by 2052006

[welshpug 1,661]

you can see the washers on the bolt in the picture.

[2052006 10]

Yes, having looked again, you're right. I am looking at the gearboxes under "306" and BE3/5 - though the bolts seem to be the same for BE3/6 too. Am I looking in the right place/ at the right gearbox?

 

Also, I can't work out on service box if the three bolts are the same, or if one is different to the other two. What do you think? The three I currently have (without washers, don't know how that happened) are the same type for all three.

[welshpug 1,661]

depends on the housing, earlier gearboxes had one or two different lengths, later ones I think as you mention are all the same.

[2052006 10]

Well the difference seems to be only in the length (30 as opposed to 55). All mine currently are 55 and fit ok, so I guess Ill just order the 55 length ones, so Ive got some with washers.

 

Cheers.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

it's a std bolt and washer, all separate. All BE1, BE3 have 2 different lengths, Only the later BE4's used the same length bolt. But washers are needed for this

[2052006 10]

Thanks Miles. Well, I don't know how mine came to have 3 bolts of the same length and all without washers! I can only think I may have used the wrong bolts on re-fitting the speedo housing when I did the engine/box conversion a few years ago...