02j tower with 02a gearbox

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This is my problem, I have the groeved one. To fit to my current 02a set-up I will need a smooth one. I knew this was never going to go as planned lol

ahhh so you have the later 1 then. yep my one is a smooth 1 from a mk4 golf 1996 . just rung my m8 and he has a mk4 golf breaking and said i can get the tower from gearbox so pm me if you intrested this will fit straight in smooth 1  i pick it up anyway trm 

Hi Peter, do you have a photo of the tower your selling. I think it has just got to be from a 1998 golf gti, so that it has the same shifter mechanism as the TT, aswell as a smooth shaft where it locates

hi its the same as my 1 that i posted on this thread page 2 . i havent had a chance to take pitcure of the 1 im selling

Cheers peter, all sorted. Funkstar has came to the rescue. Its from a 2001 model and has the smooth shaft.

Glad you sorted   

Have you used the 02j gear knob peter? Wouldnt mind having the original mk1 knob, but thats threaded isnt it so would have to find a way of fitting it

I used jbweld to fit a golf ball on my shifter. Just plaster the top of the shaft and hold it down 15mins and leave it 48hrs not come of yet

Encountered another problem! This new smoothed shaft still wont fit, the shaft is still too big for the locator by 1mm diameter. Any ideas??

Nothing is ever simple is it mate 

Its not mate no. What Ive got to do is change the shaft locator from the the bottom of the gearbox. One to suit and fit the larger shaft tower.

did you sort your problem out m8? the tower i had for sale fitted staight into a lads 02a np. i have found that a mk4 golf gti tower fits into a 02a gearbox for deffo

Yes mate, sorted it. Ended up having to replace the bottom locator from underneath the gearbox, so that the shaft and locator matched up. All working fine now, the shift feels really good aswell, alot shorter and smoother than the standard 02a set-up

Hey Peter,
I know this was forever ago but do you still have the 02J tower by any chance?

My gearbox is an 02A DPA code, but I have a shifter from an '04 Seat Ibiza which I'm hoping will match to the 02J tower.

 

Hi sorry gearbpx was sold last month

OK cheers for the reply. If you know of an available 02J tower please let me know - you seem to be the man in the know on these.

Could I ask what shifter you used and what bracket for attaching the cables to the gearbox? The 3-holed bracket on my cables doesn't line up with the holes on the 02A 'box

Cheers

Hi m8 I try to get you one I ask my m8 trm. O2a bracket won't work you need the o2j bracket let me get bk to you I ask him if he got both. I'm using a polo gti shifter mounted in car perfect length cables

Cheers Peter. Much appreciated.
I just started a new thread in the running gear section but you've probably answered my question and I'd rather have the 02J tower in before installing everything in the car and filling the 'box with oil.
I think my Ibiza shifter should be the same as your Polo one. If not I'll know what to get instead

Yes it be same . Best to upgrade the bow catch ends on the cables to later style for better shifting. Also you can fit the Audi Tt short shift cost about 32 quid and gears is so smooth and the throw is reduced by 30% 

I like the sound of that. Please let me know if your mate has the tower and brackets