Vince124

- Bolted axle shafts: 2 hours
(6) 8mm hex bolts each side (60ftlbs)

- Final reassembly: 3 hours
Secured sway bar at frame (17ftlbs).
Secured cross member (rear axle support) that sits below the seam between the engine and transmission (48ftlbs).
Secured diagonal braces: bolt to body (48ftlbs), bolt to cross member (81ftlbs), nut on top (17ftlbs).
Secured Horizontal brace(48ftlbs).
Connected coolant hoses to transmission, attached shift cable/clip and two electrical plugs.
Installed TC bolts (29ftlbs).
Installed starter: bolts (33ftlbs), 10mm electrical connection (5ftlbs), 13mm electrical connection (11ftlbs).
Installed 2 plenums. Put vacuum hoses on first and slid onto engine to make room to install plenum.
Installed intake manifold (7.5ftlbs).
Filled engine with oil.

Vince124

- Transmission fluid/filter change: 1.5 hours
Leveled the car on jack stands and used these instructions from Pelican: http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...sion_Fluid.htm
Removed transmission pan bolts (T-27 torx) and replaced filter (4.5ftlb) and gasket.
Re-installed pan bolts (8ftlb), using crisscross pattern as shown in Pelican article.
Filled ATF with hand pump and ran car until temperature of fluid at pan was 85-100 degrees (took about 15 minutes) using the infrared thermometer. Topped off and shifted car through gears for 10 seconds each then went through gears a second time. Topped off ATF once more, resulting in 7.5 qts changed.
Torque specs: Drain plug (29ftlb). Fill plug (59ftlb)

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Neto

Great contribution, its always good to capture the details on tiptronics since not a lot of DIY guys have them. I recently did this for my manual MY99 but many steps are different. It is definately easier on a manual.

kromdom

a million thanks for taking the time (and effort) to share!!

P.S. I may have missed it but did you also do the AOS and RMS?

alpine003

+996.

I hope this thread can stay on topic with any technical questions one may have for the OP and NOT a debate on the kind of bearing he used. Yes, I'm looking at a few of you on here.

Vince124

Nope, I didn't do either of those. I'm of the thinking that if it's not in bad shape I'm not going to risk screwing it up by putting in a new one.
I know that many may disagree, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Vince124

Yeah, I bought a Tip because my daughter would be driving it also. The good news is that I'm going to be doing paddle shifters next and it's relatively easy.

craig001

Wow, great write up! Thanks for taking the time to do this. Are you going to use Mercedes paddle shifters? Have an Atiwe wheel I am considered doing that to. Or else just doing away with the steering wheel shifters which is what I did with one of my old 993s.

Vince124

Yes, I plan on using the Mercedes AMG paddle shifters... additionally I'm going to do the Gundo hack and while I'm at it I might as well paint my peeling calipers.

Kjan4

Great write up. I may have missed it, but what year is your vehicle? I actually intend to do this exact service - So I appreciate the detailed photos and process. Would also be interested in seeing how you go about doing the paddle shifters!

Vince124

It's in the beginning: 2000 c2.
I'll post pics of the paddle shifters when complete.

johnireland

I would recommend you reconsider going to paddle shifting. It actually restricts your options. All upshifts with the right hand, all down with the left. I much prefer the tiptronic on my 2000 996 to the DSG paddle shift on my 2013 GTI. I have also driven a couple of Porsche's with PDK (the up market name for Audi/VW DSG). The very first generation was best, almost like the buttons...either hand could take you up and down the gears. Now it seems it is right hand up the gears, left hand down the gears...but I heard they maight be (or already have changed) their minds again.

The buttons are the easiest and most instinctive way of shifting the tiptronic.

Vince124

Thanks for the input. I've already bought the paddle shifters and plan to mount them on the wheel with the original tip buttons. If it turns out bad, I'll remove the paddles and fill the holes with a cover of some kind.
I can understand that having up and down buttons on either side of the wheel is more practical, but pulling on paddles is a different experience in itself and is the reason why it's a lot more popular than pushing buttons.

Cuda911

Great write-up!

johnireland

If you already bought them then seeing if it works for you makes sense. The paddles are based on a sequential gearbox. Now lots of manufacturers put them on their automatics because they are trying to fool buyers into thinking the cars are using sequential boxes and not torque converter autos.

Whether buttons or paddles, having the ability to go up and down the gears with either hand seems a better option than forcing one hand for up and the other for down shifts.

Looking forward to pictures and driving impressions when you get them installed.