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VW 020 5-Speed Transaxle Information

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Here's some transmission information I've gleaned off the web concerning VW transaxles. If you find an mistakes, omissions or have more information to add, please let me know.

Years of

production

6/79

7/83

6/79

7/83

1/81

7/83

8/79

7/82

8/82

7/83

8/82

7/83

11/82

7/83

8/83

8/83

8/83

8/82

7/83

8/83

6/84

8/83

6/84

8/83

'86

'86		 / /

7/85

1/84

(16V)
Factory Code (1)

FO*

FF

FN*

FH*

FJ*

FM*

FD*

FK*

6G*

7G*

2H

4S*

4T*

7A

7G

4K*

4Y*

9A*

8A*

ACH

AGS

AOP

4S

ACN

AON

ASF

ACL

9A

ACD

AEN

AGB

2Y
Close Ratio? No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes
1st gear 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45
2nd gear 1.94 1.94 1.94 2.12 1.94 2.12 2.12 1.94 1.94 1.94 2.12 2.12 2.12 1.94 1.94 1.94 1.94 1.94 2.12 2.12
3rd gear 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.44 1.29 1.44 1.44 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.29 1.37 1.29 1.37 1.37 1.44 1.44
4th gear 0.97 0.97(2) 0.91 1.13 0.91 1.13 1.13 0.91 0.91 0.91 1.13 1.13 1.13 0.91 1.03 0.91 1.03 1.03 1.13 1.13
5th gear 0.76 0.76(3) 0.71 0.91 0.71 0.91 0.91 0.75 0.75 0.71 0.91 0.89 0.89 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.89 0.91
Final Drive 3.89 3.89 3.89 3.89 3.65 3.65 3.94 3.94 3.67 3.94 3.65 3.94 3.67 3.67 3.94 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67

Overall Ratio

(in 5th gear)		 2.96 2.96 2.77 3.54 2.60 3.32 3.59 2.94 2.73 2.81 3.32 3.51 3.27 2.73 2.96 2.75 2.75 2.75 3.27 3.34

MPH in 5th (4)

(@3500 RPM)		 78 83 83 65 78 69 64 78 84 77 69 65 68 84 78 84 84 84 70 70

Hub diameter

(in mm.)		 90 90 10/100 100 90 100 100 90 90 90 100 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100

Clutch size

(in mm.)		 190 190

190/

200		 200 200 210 210 200 190 200 210 210

190/

200		 200 210 210 210 210 210 210

Notes:

  1. Factory codes marked with * may not have been sold in the US, but may appear on imported gearbox cores.
    1. The US versions are denoted in BOLD type.
  2. 0.97 until 7/80, 0.91 from 7/80 on
  3. 0.76 until 7/80, 0.71 from 7/80 on
  4. Calculated MPH figure assumes a stock diameter tire and rim.

Here's an excellent web page with on-line gear ratio, speedometer calibration and tire size on-line calculators.

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Last updated: 23.APR.1999

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