TDI rear diff:
Original diff in the background
Cleaned up the CV joints and replaced the gaskets
Installed
Sorted the wiring for the reverse switch. New connector and wires to extend the original N75 wires over to the other side of the gearbox
Re-used some sleeving from the autobox harness
Wrapped up with tape and complete. Ideally I would have liked to sleeve all of this, but that would have meant cutting off the original connectors for the engine mount and speed sender so tape has to do in this case. I may use some split corrugated sleeve on the next swaps.
On to the gearbox oil cooler lines. The originals (of which I have a reference set) are no longer available so I cut the autobox cooler lines apart after the engine mount
I couldn't get the phone to focus to get a decent pic, but I welded a couple of little pips on the end of each pipe to function as a barb to stop the hoses pushing off. There's no pressure in these, but best to be safe. You can just see the bumps in the hoses. I'll crimp these in place once I'm happy with lengths and routing.
Mounted on the engine. They cross under the bellhousing...
...and attach to the gearbox here
I'll need to work out some brackets to support the hoses since the originals are hard lines after the engine mount. I'll be able to produce these in advance for the next conversions using spare autobox lines.